disclose

verb dis·close \ dis-ˈklōz \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

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Definition of disclose

disclosed; disclosing; discloses

transitive verb

1 obsolete : to open up

2 a : to expose to view

b archaic : hatch

c : to make known or public

would not disclose his salary

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discloser

noun, plural disclosers

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disclosable

play \dis-ˈklō-zə-bəl\ adjective

- … I shall go into Mexico with a pretty definite purpose, which, however, is not at present disclosable.
- —Ambrose Bierce
- … he and most of the other area lawmakers contacted said any eventual solution should not result in every document they generate or receive becoming a disclosable record.
- —The Daily Herald (Everett, Washington)

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Examples of disclose in a Sentence

He refused to disclose the source of his information.
The company has disclosed that it will be laying off thousands of workers later this year.
The identity of the victim has not yet been disclosed.

Recent Examples of disclose from the Web

John McCain disclose that a contract between the Bengals and the 338 Recruiting Squadron for 60 Paul Brown Stadium club-level tickets in Fiscal Year 2013 paid $4,960 to the Bengals using taxpayer money.

— dave clark, Cincinnati.com, "Looking back at Cincinnati Bengals' history with taxpayers," 8 June 2018
The legal team behind the complaint, led by one of the country’s top whistle-blower lawyers, Stephen Kohn, argues that Facebook is required by the SEC to explicitly disclose these activities to investors.

— issie lapowsky, WIRED, "Tusks, Horns, and Claws: The Fight to Dismantle the Facebook Animal Parts Bazaar," 5 June 2018
Launch dates and pricing details were not immediately disclosed.

— rhonda richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "Time Warner's Movie Streaming Service FilmStruck to Launch in France and Spain," 24 May 2018
The Philidor episode was particularly explosive, though, because Valeant failed to properly disclose its relationship with the pharmacy.

— ed silverman, STAT, "Former Valeant executive is found guilty in kickback scheme," 22 May 2018
In their official statement about Markle's bridal look, the Palace disclosed that the flowers stitched into Markle's veil are the signature flowers of all the county's in the British Commonwealth.

— carrie goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle's Veil Honored Princess Diana in the Most Modern Way," 19 May 2018
To conceal the scheme, John and Danielle Kays made false statements on the government ethics forms that they were required to file by failing to disclose the cash payments received from Barrow, according to the statement of facts.

— allan vought, The Aegis, "Ex-Harford resident gets six years in prison for taking bribes on Aberdeen Proving Ground contracts," 15 May 2018
Companies will also be required to disclose now ubiquitous data breaches within 72 hours.

— alix langone, Time, "How the E.U.’s New Online Privacy Law Could Benefit Users Everywhere," 22 May 2018
Congress is weighing legislation to require internet companies to disclose the buyers of political advertising, just as traditional news media outlets have to do.

— New York Times, "Is Facebook Just a Platform? A Lawyer to the Stars Says No," 21 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of disclose

Middle English, from Anglo-French desclos-, stem of desclore to open, unlock, reveal, from Medieval Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere to close — more at close

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First Known Use: 14th century

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disclose Synonyms

Phrases

bring to light, go public (with), let the cat out of the bag (about), spill the beans (about);

Synonym Discussion of disclose

reveal, disclose, divulge, tell, betray mean to make known what has been or should be concealed. reveal may apply to supernatural or inspired revelation of truths beyond the range of ordinary human vision or reason.