to disclose
- verb
- /dɪsˈkloʊz/
- After much deliberation, he chose to disclose the confidential details of the project to his team.
- disclose his identity
- disclose information
Language, language discloses you in the way nothing else can.
- Language, language discloses you in the way nothing else can.
- This is about deeply coupling so that it discloses itself more and more to you as you are drawn beyond yourself more and more.
Examples
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The study was confidential, and assurances were made that data would not be disclosed to anyone, including treatment staff.
Academic text (1997) -
And we provide the kind of examples that we were trying to disclose to consumers.
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Rather, its focus should be on encouraging firms to develop and disclose data security policies.
Academic text (2016) -
Radio direction-finding subsequently disclosed the location of German troops.
Academic text (2006) -
And that guy, the article said, is suing his broker for not adequately disclosing the risks.
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Finally, a repeat MRI had disclosed a previously undiagnosed fracture.
Fiction book (1999) -
Moreover, our investigations disclosed that secretions from basil leaf glands contained various inorganic ions and organic substances.
Academic text (2015) -
The scientist decided to disclose her findings to the public in order to raise awareness.
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The new policy requires companies to disclose any potential conflicts of interest in their reports.
Synonyms
To tell people officially about something, often in public
Show something that was hidden or secret
Reveal secret facts to the public
To tell secret information to the public without permission
Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it
Tell a secret on purpose or by accident
To make something known for the first time
Make something known to many people using news or social media
To tell secret or private information to people
To tell a secret or show feelings you were trying to hide
Tell secret or private information to other people
To show something that was hidden, often feelings or body parts
To show information people do not know
To show facts that were hidden before
Tell a secret by accident before others know
Make secret information known to the public
Reveal secret information that shocks people
Accidentally tell someone something you want to keep secret
To tell a secret that should be kept
To reveal information that was previously hidden
To show something hidden so people can see it
To tell a secret by accident and spoil a surprise
To make something hidden become visible by removing a cover or showing the truth
Antonyms
How Exposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disclose comes from the parts dis- (like 'un-', to do the opposite or remove) and close ('shut'), so it is like 'opening what was shut' — that's why to disclose something can mean to show or make visible what was covered.