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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There was nothing to declassify.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Williams didn’t speak about the details of the encounter — even with family members — until records about the dogfight were declassified in 2002.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
In October 2022, two months after FBI agents seized boxes of materials from his Mar-a-Lago home, the then-former president questioned a president’s or former president’s legal authority to declassify sensitive information.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Trump’s Thursday directive did not specify which government files will be declassified or when they might be made public but rather signaled the start of a process in which officials will review relevant documents and other evidence for potential disclosure.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Williams didn’t speak about the details of the encounter — even with family members — until records about the dogfight were declassified in 2002.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
In October 2022, two months after FBI agents seized boxes of materials from his Mar-a-Lago home, the then-former president questioned a president’s or former president’s legal authority to declassify sensitive information.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Trump’s Thursday directive did not specify which government files will be declassified or when they might be made public but rather signaled the start of a process in which officials will review relevant documents and other evidence for potential disclosure.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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