declassify

verb

de·​clas·​si·​fy (ˌ)dē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 

declassified; declassifying; declassifies

transitive verb

: to remove or reduce the security classification of

declassify a secret document

declassification

(ˌ)dē-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

noun

Examples of declassify in a Sentence

The government has not yet declassified that information.

Recent Examples on the Web

Last month, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified evidence regarding the Obama administration’s efforts to undermine President Donald Trump in 2016 over claims of Russia’s alleged interference in that presidential election. —David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025

Niall Stanage and Amber Duke discuss the latest bombshell in the Russiagate scandal after Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) declassified an appendix to the Durham Report. —The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025

To fan the flames, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified scads of 2016 intelligence emails. —Nr Editors, National Review, 25 July 2025

Truth surfaces, if at all, decades later, when secrets may be declassified too late to redress the stupendous harm in the interim. —Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for declassify

• acidify
• alveoli
• areolae
• demystify
• detoxify
• disqualify
• diversify
• electrify
• exemplify
• fasciculi
• identify
• indemnify