declassify
verb (used with object)
to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc.
is declassifying
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present progressiveof declassify (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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For years, such briefings for regular surveillance legal policy beat reporters have been routine when the government is declassifying a technically and legally complex document about surveillance.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2020
