disclose

American  

[dih-sklohz] / dɪˈskloʊz /

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.

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noun

1. Obsolete. disclosure.

disclose British  

/ dɪsˈkləʊz /

verb

1. to make (information) known

2. to allow to be seen; lay bare

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Related Words

See reveal.

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of disclose

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

Example Sentences

While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, the Pentagon said it was a “seven-year agreement.”

From MarketWatch

The sensitive Claude Code information was inadvertently disclosed on Tuesday when the company updated the AI tool.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gibson’s character C Hemingway on Fox’s “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” is also trans, something he discloses at work as a forensic anthropologist reconstructing the faces of people disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times

Investigations into individuals or corporations declined for prosecution are generally not reported to courts and usually only disclosed in summary form by the DOJ in annual reports.

From Salon

As part of that effort, U.S. regulators recently started making banks disclose more details about their nonbank lending.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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