verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/
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CMU ARPABET:D IH0 K L AE1 S AH0 F AY2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
lift the restriction on and make available again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
reclassify the documents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: classify
Broader terms: free, release
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English classify English declassify From de- + classify.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
рассакрэ́чваць
(rassakréčvacʹ)
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Belarusian:
рассакрэ́ціць
(rassakrécicʹ)
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Catalan:
desclassificar
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Czech:
odtajnit
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Danish:
afklassificere
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Esperanto:
malsekretigi
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Finnish:
poistaa salaisuusluokitus
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
German:
freigeben
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Italian:
desecretare
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Polish:
odtajniać
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Polish:
odtajnić
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Russian:
рассекре́чивать
(rassekréčivatʹ)
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Russian:
рассекре́тить
(rassekrétitʹ)
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Spanish:
desclasificar
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Swedish:
avhemliga
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Swedish:
lyfta hemligstämpel
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Ukrainian:
розсекре́чувати
(rozsekréčuvaty)
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Ukrainian:
розсекре́тити
(rozsekrétyty)
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Vietnamese:
giải mật
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
Welsh:
digelu
— remove the classification from; lift the restrictions on
