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declassify
[
dee-
klas
-
uh
-fahy
]
Origin
de·clas·si·fy
/
diˈklæs
əˌfaɪ
/
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[
dee-
klas
-
uh
-fahy
]
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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
)
.
Origin:
1860–65;
de-
+
classify
Related forms
de·clas·si·fi·a·ble,
adjective
de·clas·si·fi·ca·tion
/
diˌklæs
ə
fɪˈkeɪ
ʃən
/
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[
dee-klas-
uh
-fi-
key
-sh
uh
n
]
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,
noun
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World English Dictionary
declassify
(diːˈklæsɪˌfaɪ)
—
vb
,
-fies
,
-fying
,
-fied
(
tr
) to release (a document or information) from the security list
de'classifiable
—
adj
declassifi'cation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
declassify
1865, originally a term in logic; with reference to state secrets, 1946; from de- + classify.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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