declassify

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Definitions

v.

To remove the secret or restricted classification from official documents, making them available to the public

(对文件)解密,解除保密限制

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
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classother
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ifyto make, to cause to become
=declassify

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government decided to declassify Cold War documents after fifty years.

  • 2.

    Recently declassified intelligence revealed the extent of the surveillance program.

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