DECLASSIFY (declassified)

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: declassified

Dictionary entry overview: What does declassify mean?

• DECLASSIFY (verb)
The verb DECLASSIFY has 1 sense:

1. lift the restriction on and make available again

Familiarity information: DECLASSIFY used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DECLASSIFY (verb)

Conjugation:

Present simple: I / you / we / they declassify

... he / she / it declassifies

Past simple: declassified

Past participle: declassified

-ing form: declassifying

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lift the restriction on and make available again

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

reclassify the documents

Hypernyms (to "declassify" is one way to...):

free; release (make (information) available for publication)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue declassify the movie

Antonym:

classify (declare unavailable, as for security reasons)

Derivation:

declassification (reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon)

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