Dictionary

declassify en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English classify English declassify From de- + classify.

Meanings

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 know, but this is still a secret. / Staffer: Yeah. [Laughter] Now we have a problem. / Trump: Isn't that interesting? / Staffer: Yeah. / Trump: It's so cool. 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:

Forms

Deriveds

declassifiable · declassifier

Translations (20)

es desclasificar (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · it desecretare (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · pl odtajnić (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · sv lyfta hemligstämpel (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · be рассакрэ́чваць (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · uk розсекре́тити (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · ru рассекре́чивать (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · vi giải mật (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · eo malsekretigi (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · pl odtajniać (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · ca desclassificar (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · cy digelu (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · ru рассекре́тить (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · de freigeben (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · sv avhemliga (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · cs odtajnit (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · da afklassificere (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · be рассакрэ́ціць (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · fi poistaa salaisuusluokitus (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on) · uk розсекре́чувати (remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on)