What does declassify mean?
Declassify means to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on.
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/diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/ · verb
to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on.
Trump: This was done by the military and given to me. Uh, I think we can probably, right? / Staffer: I don't know, well, we'll have to see. Yeah, we'll have to try to- / Trump: Declassify it. / Staffer: -figure out a- yeah. / Trump: See as president I could have declassified it. Now I can't, you know, but this is still a secret. / Staffer: Yeah. [Laughter] Now we have a problem. / Trump: Isn't that interesting? / Staffer: Yeah. / Trump: It's so cool.
There are also two First Class compartments, but these have been declassified for suburban services and will be available to all customers.
Use declassify when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Declassify means to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include classify.
Trump: This was done by the military and given to me. Uh, I think we can probably, right? / Staffer: I don't know, well, we'll have to see. Yeah, we'll have to try to- / Trump: Declassify it. / Staffer: -figure out a- yeah. / Trump: See as president I could have declassified it. Now I can't, you know, but this is still a secret. / Staffer: Yeah. [Laughter] Now we have a problem. / Trump: Isn't that interesting? / Staffer: Yeah. / Trump: It's so cool.
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