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[dee-klas-uh-fahy] Origin

de·clas·si·fy

[dee-klas-uh-fahy]
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

de·clas·si·fi·a·ble, adjective
de·clas·si·fi·ca·tion [dee-klas-uh-fi-key-shuhn] , noun
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declassify (diːˈklæsɪˌfaɪ)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
(tr) to release (a document or information) from the security list
 
de'classifiable
 
adj
 
declassifi'cation
 
n

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declassify
1865, originally a term in logic; with reference to state secrets, 1946; from de- + classify.
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