declassify

verb

de·​clas·​si·​fy (ˌ)dē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī How to pronounce declassify (audio)
declassified; declassifying; declassifies

transitive verb

: to remove or reduce the security classification of
declassify a secret document
declassification noun

Examples of declassify in a Sentence

The government has not yet declassified that information.
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During his time as director of national intelligence, Ratcliffe declassified unverified Russian intelligence information that claimed Hillary Clinton approved a plan to link Trump to Russia and the Democratic National Committee cyberattacks in 2016. Sara Dorn, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 On Wednesday, Romania's outgoing president Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence documents from the Supreme Council for National Defence. Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024 After Romanian intelligence services declassified reports that link the unexpected rise of the ultra-nationalist and Putin-apologist candidate to a Russian TikTok influence operation, the country’s Constitutional Court annulled the first round of election results. airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024 Romanian president Klaus Iohannis recently declassified additional information presented by the Romanian authorities at its Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT) meeting on November 28, which alleges that Russia interfered with the Romanian presidential election. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for declassify 

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of declassify was in 1945

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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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