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.
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Experts agree that the defense secretary in general has broad authority to declassify details about military operations.
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Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2025
They may not be declassified, if at all, until years or decades after the end of the administration that issued them.
—Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
What is at issue is whether Hegseth had declassified any of the information before or at the time of sending the messages in March, with the Inspector General finding no evidence of such an action, CNN reported.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 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
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Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2025
They may not be declassified, if at all, until years or decades after the end of the administration that issued them.
—Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
What is at issue is whether Hegseth had declassified any of the information before or at the time of sending the messages in March, with the Inspector General finding no evidence of such an action, CNN reported.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 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
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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