declassify
verb
de·clas·si·fy (ˌ)dē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
declassified; declassifying; declassifies
transitive verb
: to remove or reduce the security classification of
declassify a secret document
declassification
(ˌ)dē-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən
noun 
Example Sentences
The government has not yet declassified that information.
Recent Examples on the Web In the last months of his administration, Mr. Trump issued several orders to declassify documents related to the 2016 FBI investigation into links between his campaign and Russia in the contest against Democrat Hillary Clinton. 
Vivian Salama, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Trump had a standing order to declassify anything that went into his personal residence! Matt Ford, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, several senior Republicans are questioning whether the material at Mar-a-Lago was actually highly sensitive, citing a president's powers to declassify top secret information. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 May 25: Corcoran tells the Justice Department in a letter that Trump has the absolute authority to declassify documents. Robert Legare, Arden Farhi, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 The letter asserted that Mr. Trump had absolute authority to declassify classified information during his presidency. Sadie Gurman, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 What makes information 'classified'?:Who has the power to declassify it? Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 And even an incumbent’s powers to declassify may be limited regarding secrets dealing with nuclear weapons programs, covert operations and operatives, and some data shared with allies. Michael Balsamo, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2022 And even an incumbent’s powers to declassify may be limited regarding secrets dealing with nuclear weapons programs, covert operations and operatives, and some data shared with allies. Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 See More
Vivian Salama, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Trump had a standing order to declassify anything that went into his personal residence! Matt Ford, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, several senior Republicans are questioning whether the material at Mar-a-Lago was actually highly sensitive, citing a president's powers to declassify top secret information. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022 May 25: Corcoran tells the Justice Department in a letter that Trump has the absolute authority to declassify documents. Robert Legare, Arden Farhi, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022 The letter asserted that Mr. Trump had absolute authority to declassify classified information during his presidency. Sadie Gurman, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 What makes information 'classified'?:Who has the power to declassify it? Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 And even an incumbent’s powers to declassify may be limited regarding secrets dealing with nuclear weapons programs, covert operations and operatives, and some data shared with allies. Michael Balsamo, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2022 And even an incumbent’s powers to declassify may be limited regarding secrets dealing with nuclear weapons programs, covert operations and operatives, and some data shared with allies. Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above