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declassify

UK/diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/

declassify verb: to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on.

Verb

declassify (third-person singular simple present declassifies, present participle declassifying, simple past and past participle declassified)

  1. to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
    • Trump: This was done by the military and given to me. Uh, I think we can probably, right? / Staffer: I don't know, well, we'll have to see. Yeah, we'll have to try to- / Trump: Declassify it. / Staffer: -figure out a- yeah. / Trump: See as president I could have declassified it. Now I can't, you...2023 June 27 [2021], Donald Trump, 02:18 from the start, in ‘This is secret information’: Hear exclusive audio of Trump discussing classified documents, CNN, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2023
    • There are also two First Class compartments, but these have been declassified for suburban services and will be available to all customers.2024 July 10, “Network News: First of refurbished Class 458s rejoin South Western Railway fleet”, in RAIL, number 1013, page 13

declassify meaning in Vietnamese

declassify in Vietnamese

remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
giải mật

Forms of declassify

third-person singular presentdeclassifies
present participledeclassifying
past participledeclassified
pastdeclassified

Past tense of declassify: declassified

Origin of declassify

From de- + classify.

Words formed from declassify

Questions about declassify

What does declassify mean?
Declassify means to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on.
What is declassify in Vietnamese?
Declassify in Vietnamese is giải mật. See Declassify meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is declassify?
Declassify is a verb.
How do you pronounce declassify?
Declassify is pronounced /diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of declassify?
The past tense of declassify is declassified.

Words near declassify in the dictionary

  1. declassifications
  2. declassified
  3. declassifier
  4. declassifiers
  5. declassifies
  6. declassify
  7. declassifying
  8. declassing
  9. declaw
  10. declawed
  11. declawing

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