declassify

verb

de·clas·si·fy (ˌ)dē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī

declassified; declassifying; declassifies

transitive verb

: to remove or reduce the security classification of

declassify a secret document

declassification

(ˌ)dē-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən

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, 10 Dec. 2024 Patel was subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury after claiming Trump had declassified all of the records relevant to the investigation. —

Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024 In some cases, the West can play up these facts by declassifying information that exposes these tensions. —

Maria Snegovaya, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024 Last Wednesday, journalist Michael Shellenberger testified that sources had informed him that intelligence communities have numerous high-resolution photos and videos of UAP unlike any of the grainy imagery that has so far been declassified. —

James Powel, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for declassify