declassify
verb
de·clas·si·fy
(ˌ)dē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
declassified; declassifying; declassifies
: to remove or reduce the security classification of
declassify a secret document
Examples of declassify in a Sentence
The government has not yet declassified that information.
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The government’s collection had been fully concealed until 1992, when Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs declassified 139,544 documents.
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
The documents from the FBI's Russia probe, known as Crossfire Hurricane, were obtained and published by Just the News and The Federalist after Trump ordered them declassified in late March.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Go deeper: Trump declassifies JFK, MLK assassination files Editor's note: This story has been updated with comment from Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, and with additional context.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
After this, former President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence documents that alleged that Russia orchestrated an election campaign to promote him on social media and communications platforms.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
The documents from the FBI's Russia probe, known as Crossfire Hurricane, were obtained and published by Just the News and The Federalist after Trump ordered them declassified in late March.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Go deeper: Trump declassifies JFK, MLK assassination files Editor's note: This story has been updated with comment from Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, and with additional context.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
After this, former President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence documents that alleged that Russia orchestrated an election campaign to promote him on social media and communications platforms.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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