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de·class

(dē-klăs′)

tr.v. de·classed, de·class·ing, de·class·es

To lower in class or status.

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declass

(diːˈklɑːs)

(Sociology) (tr) to lower in social status or position; degrade

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de•class

(diˈklæs, -ˈklɑs)

v.t.

to remove or degrade from one's social class, position, or rank; lower in status.

declass

Past participle: declassed
Gerund: declassing

Imperative
declass
declass

Present
I declass
you declass
he/she/it declasses
we declass
you declass
they declass

Preterite
I declassed
you declassed
he/she/it declassed
we declassed
you declassed
they declassed

Present Continuous
I am declassing
you are declassing
he/she/it is declassing
we are declassing
you are declassing
they are declassing

Present Perfect
I have declassed
you have declassed
he/she/it has declassed
we have declassed
you have declassed
they have declassed

Past Continuous
I was declassing
you were declassing
he/she/it was declassing
we were declassing
you were declassing
they were declassing

Past Perfect
I had declassed
you had declassed
he/she/it had declassed
we had declassed
you had declassed
they had declassed

Future
I will declass
you will declass
he/she/it will declass
we will declass
you will declass
they will declass

Future Perfect
I will have declassed
you will have declassed
he/she/it will have declassed
we will have declassed
you will have declassed
they will have declassed

Future Continuous
I will be declassing
you will be declassing
he/she/it will be declassing
we will be declassing
you will be declassing
they will be declassing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been declassing
you have been declassing
he/she/it has been declassing
we have been declassing
you have been declassing
they have been declassing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been declassing
you will have been declassing
he/she/it will have been declassing
we will have been declassing
you will have been declassing
they will have been declassing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been declassing
you had been declassing
he/she/it had been declassing
we had been declassing
you had been declassing
they had been declassing

Conditional
I would declass
you would declass
he/she/it would declass
we would declass
you would declass
they would declass

Past Conditional
I would have declassed
you would have declassed
he/she/it would have declassed
we would have declassed
you would have declassed
they would have declassed

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Translations

declassare

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