Definition
To remove the classified status from secret government documents; to declassify.
Etymology
From de- (reverse/remove) + class (classification level). A shortening of declassify, commonly used in government and military contexts.
Kelly Says
The US government's classification system creates so much bureaucratic language that even the action of releasing secrets got shortened to 'declass' in internal documents—it's the kind of jargon-bred shortening that sounds awkward to outsiders but feels natural to people who use it daily.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መግለጫ
me-g-le-ch-ia
ARالعربية
فك السرية
fik al-sir-iya
CACatalà
desclassificar
de-s-klas-si-fi-kar
CSČeština
deklasifikovat
de-klas-si-fi-ko-vat
DADansk
deklassificere
de-klas-si-fi-ce-re
DEDeutsch
deklassifizieren
de-klassi-fi-zee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
αποκάλυψη
a-po-ka-l-y-psi
ESEspañol
desclasificar
des-klas-i-fi-kar
FAفارسی
رمزگشایی
ramz-ga-sha-i
FISuomi
luokitukset
loo-ki-tu-s-us
FRFrançais
déclasser
de-klas-er
HIहिन्दी
गुप्त जानकारी को उजागर करना
gup-t ja-na-kar-i ko u-ja-agar-kar-na
HUMagyar
leszerkeszteni
le-ser-kesz-ten-i
IDBahasa Indonesia
deklasifikasi
de-klas-si-fi-ka-si
ITItaliano
declassificare
de-klas-si-fi-ka-re
JA日本語
ランクを下げる
ranku o sageru
KKKK
разрядить
raz-ryad-it
KO한국어
분류를 낮추다
bun-ryu-reul na-t-chu-da
MRMR
श्रृंखला
sh-ri-n-kha-la
MSBahasa Melayu
deklasifikasi
de-klas-si-fi-ka-si
MYမြန်မာ
ရာထူး ကျဆင်း
ya-ra-tu-u kya-shin
NLNederlands
declassificeren
de-klas-si-fi-ce-ren
NONorsk
deklassifisere
de-klas-si-fi-se-re
PLPolski
deklasyfikować
de-klas-si-fi-ko-vat
PTPortuguês
desclassificar
des-klas-si-fi-kar
RORomână
declasifica
de-klas-si-fi-ka
RUРусский
declassify
de-klas-si-fi-kat
SVSvenska
deklassificera
de-klas-si-fi-ce-ra
SWKiswahili
kuondoa daraja
koo-on-doa da-ra-ja
TAதமிழ்
குறிப்பிட்ட
ku-ri-ppi-tta
TEతెలుగు
చూపించండి
choo-pin-chan-di
THไทย
ลดอันดับ
lot an-dab
TRTürkçe
sınıflandırmayı düşürmek
sin-if-lan-dir-ma-yi du-sh-ur-mek
UKУкраїнська
декласифікувати
de-klas-si-fi-ku-vaty
URاردو
مخفیہ معلومات کو ظاہر کرنا
makh-fi-ya ma-loo-ma-at ko zha-hir kar-na
VITiếng Việt
giải mật
ghai mat