declassify
verb (used with object)
to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc.
were declassifying
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past progressiveof declassify.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“They were declassifying torture memos. There was going to be transparency. It was a new leaf they were going to turn over.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2014
