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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Even when the code talker program was declassified in 1968, national recognition of code talkers was slow.
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
The book uses information that was only recently declassified, and some of what the journalist uncovers — particularly the shortcomings of intercontinental ballistic defense systems and the aggressive war preparations North Korea has made in the last decade — is alarming.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
The book uses information that was only recently declassified, and some of what the journalist uncovers — particularly the shortcomings of intercontinental ballistic defense systems and the aggressive war preparations North Korea has made in the last decade — is alarming.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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