declassify
verb
de·clas·si·fy
(ˌ)dē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
declassified; declassifying; declassifies
: to remove or reduce the security classification of
declassify a secret document
Examples of declassify in a Sentence
The government has not yet declassified that information.
Recent Examples on the Web
Democrats have also pushed for disclosure, with Representative Marc Veasey introducing the Epstein Files Transparency Act to compel the DOJ to declassify and release the records.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Multiple documents featuring some of the worst Nazi war criminals were released and declassified earlier this year by Argentine President Javier Milei.
—Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The United States supported the anti-communist massacres, providing lists of senior communist party officials, equipment and money to the Indonesian army, according to official documents that were declassified in 2017.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The National Archives was required to release the trove under a provision included in an annual defense policy bill directing the executive branch to declassify certain records.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Multiple documents featuring some of the worst Nazi war criminals were released and declassified earlier this year by Argentine President Javier Milei.
—Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The United States supported the anti-communist massacres, providing lists of senior communist party officials, equipment and money to the Indonesian army, according to official documents that were declassified in 2017.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
The National Archives was required to release the trove under a provision included in an annual defense policy bill directing the executive branch to declassify certain records.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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