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de·clas·si·fy  (d-kls-f)
tr.v. de·clas·si·fied, de·clas·si·fy·ing, de·clas·si·fies
To remove official security classification from (a document).

de·classi·fia·ble adj.
de·classi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

declassify [diːˈklæsɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to release (a document or information) from the security list
declassifiable  adj
declassification  n

To cancel the security classification of an item of classified matter. Also called DECL. See also downgrade.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.declassify - lift the restriction on and make available again; "reclassify the documents"
free, release - make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
classify - declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"
Translations
declassify [diːˈklæsɪfaɪ] VT [+ information] → levantar el secreto oficial que pesa sobre
declassify [diːˈklæsɪfaɪ] vtrendre accessible au public, rendre accessible à tous
declassify
vt informationfreigeben
declassify [diːˈklæsɪˌfaɪ] vt (documents, records) → declassificare
declassify [diːˈklæsɪˌfaɪ] vt (documents, records) → declassificare


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They organized politically and built coalitions with lawmakers in the midst of tough antigay battles, formed caucuses within various professions, and won huge victories by both decriminalizing homosexuality and declassifying it as a pathology.
In 1995, President Clinton signed an order declassifying all intelligence satellite photography taken before 1972.
and British pressure on other countries to provide their own accounting of their wartime behavior by declassifying archives and answering some questions evoked by the Swiss report: Where and how did Nazi Germany obtain its gold, and what did it do with it?
 
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