Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

declassify

/diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: de-clas-si-fy
IPA: /diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/

Inflected Forms

declassifies (present, singular) declassifying (participle, present) declassified (participle, past) declassified (past)

Derived Forms

declassifiable declassifier

Rhymes With

classify pacify

Questions

How do you pronounce declassify?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/.
What does declassify mean?: to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
Where does declassify come from?: 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.

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