disclose

[dih-sklohz]

verb (used with object)

disclosed, disclosing 

1. to make known; reveal or uncover.

   to disclose a secret.

   Synonyms: unveil, tell, show
   Antonyms: conceal

2. to cause to appear; allow to be seen; lay open to view.

   In spring the violets disclose their fragrant petals.

   Synonyms: expose

3. Obsolete.,  to open up; unfold.

noun

1. Obsolete.,  disclosure.

disclose

/ dɪsˈkləʊz /

verb

1. to make (information) known

2. to allow to be seen; lay bare

Other Word Forms

• discloser noun
• predisclose verb (used with object)
• self-disclosed adjective
• undisclosed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disclose¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English disclosen, desclosen, from Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, equivalent to des- dis- ¹ + clore “to close,” from Latin claudere; close

Synonym Study

See reveal.

Example Sentences

The agency has declined to disclose such records to The Times.

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Castagno pored over the financial filings of AI players—and concluded they need to disclose more about the nature of their interrelationships.

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Telling Leigh he’s doing undercover classified work and can’t disclose where he lives, he starts dating her and helps to calm her fractious home life.

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Retail pharmacies are also talking with the administration, the report said, though names of these companies weren’t disclosed.

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The Ministry of Finance doesn’t disclose the levels at which it intervenes, but markets have paired previous surges in the currency to levels between 157 and 161 yen to the dollar.

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Related Words

• acknowledge 
• admit 
• confess 
• discover 
• divulge 
• leak 
• publish 
• reveal 
• tell 
• uncover 
• unveil