Declassify
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transitive verb.
To remove official security classification from (a document).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verb.
to lift the restriction on publication [of documents] by reducing or eliminating the secrecy classification of.
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verb.
to remove the
classification
from; to lift the restrictions on
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verb.
lift the restriction on and make available again
Word Usage
"He avoids dealing with why the president decided to "declassify" that NIE without informing the CIA."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
free
release
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
classify
pacify
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
make available again
variant
declassified
verb-form
declassified
declassifies
declassifying