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Definition of declassify verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

declassify

verb

NAmE//ˌdiˈklæsəˌfaɪ//

declassify somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they declassify

he / she / it declassifies

past simple declassified

-ing form declassifying

to state officially that secret government information is no longer secret opposite classify declassified information/documents opposite classify

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declassification

NAmE//ˌdiˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See declassify in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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