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declassify

[ dee-klas-uh-fahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, de·clas·si·fied, de·clas·si·fy·ing.

to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc. Compare classification ( def 5 ).

declassify

/ diːˈklæsɪˌfaɪ /

First recorded in 1860–65; de- + classify

These experts lobbied to declassify many more than the handful that have thus far been released.

On Friday, the White House said it would like to declassify portions of the 6,300-page document.

Let us take the former vice president up on his demand for documents and declassify them all.

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