disclose
verb/dɪsˈkləʊz/
/dɪsˈkləʊz/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disclose | /dɪsˈkləʊz/ /dɪsˈkləʊz/ |
| he / she / it discloses | /dɪsˈkləʊzɪz/ /dɪsˈkləʊzɪz/ |
| past simple disclosed | /dɪsˈkləʊzd/ /dɪsˈkləʊzd/ |
| past participle disclosed | /dɪsˈkləʊzd/ /dɪsˈkləʊzd/ |
| -ing form disclosing | /dɪsˈkləʊzɪŋ/ /dɪsˈkləʊzɪŋ/ |
- to give somebody information about something, especially something that was previously secret synonym reveal
- disclose something (to somebody) The spokesman refused to disclose details of the takeover to the press.
- disclose that… The report discloses that human error was to blame for the accident.
- it is disclosed that… It was disclosed that two women were being interviewed by the police.
- disclose what, whether, etc… I cannot disclose what we discussed.
Extra Examples- He had not fully disclosed all his business dealings.
- Members of Parliament are required to disclose all their financial interests.
- She refused to disclose the source of her information
- She was accused of disclosing confidential material to a competitor.
- She was ordered to disclose all the relevant documents.
- State law requires unions to disclose financial information.
- The amounts of money were higher than previously disclosed.
- The company has disclosed details of new plans to expand.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- publicly
- voluntarily
- …
- be obliged to
- be required to
- must
- …
- to
- previously disclosed
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- disclose something to allow something that was hidden to be seen synonym reveal
- The door swung open, disclosing a long dark passage.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, based on Latin claudere ‘to close’.
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