declassify
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de·clas·si·fy

transitive verb \(ˌ)dē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī\

Definition of DECLASSIFY

: to remove or reduce the security classification of <declassify a secret document>
de·clas·si·fi·ca·tion \(ˌ)dē-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

Examples of DECLASSIFY

  1. The government has not yet declassified that information.

First Known Use of DECLASSIFY

1945

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