Definition of DISCLOSED

Other Words from disclose

Verb

discloser noun, plural disclosers

disclosable \ 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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Verb

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. divine will as revealed in sacred writings disclose may imply a discovering but more often an imparting of information previously kept secret. candidates must disclose their financial assets divulge implies a disclosure involving some impropriety or breach of confidence. refused to divulge an anonymous source tell implies an imparting of necessary or useful information. told them what he had overheard betray implies a divulging that represents a breach of faith or an involuntary or unconscious disclosure. a blush that betrayed her embarrassment

Examples of disclose in a Sentence

Verb

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 on the Web: Verb

Stories like Liat’s make the idea of disclosing your mental health struggles to your boss even more intimidating. — Caitlin Flynn, Glamour, "How To Talk To Your Boss About Your Mental Health," 27 Mar. 2019 Mistakes are common, although Pastor was the only winning member of council who did not disclose all campaign expenditures. — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "At last, some answers about Cincinnati Councilman Jeff Pastor's campaign finances," 8 July 2018 Deutsche Bank AG disclosed a disappointing revenue outlook Friday, sending its stock lower and highlighting the difficult road ahead a day after merger talks with Commerzbank AG failed. — Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, "Deutsche Bank Cuts Revenue Target a Day After Merger Talks Fail," 26 Apr. 2019 And as part of its devotion to being eco-friendly, the company is disclosing its annual carbon footprint annually, and working towards reducing its carbon footprint 20 percent by 2020. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "5 Big Beauty Brands That Are Tackling the Industry’s Plastic Problem," 22 Apr. 2019 Neither the builder, I-4 Mobility Partners, nor the state Department of Transportation previously had publicly disclosed a potential change in schedule or budget. — Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Interstate 4 builder's claim: 8-month delay and $100 million over budget," 12 July 2018 The former couple also disclosed how their assets will be divided. — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, "Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos Have Finalized Their Divorce," 4 Apr. 2019 TLBleed disclosed in June also used hyperthreading to determine a private encryption key. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Intel CPUs fall to new hyperthreading exploit that pilfers crypto keys," 2 Nov. 2018 Earlier this year, Facebook disclosed that the company had secretly deleted some old messages sent on Messenger by founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. — Dani Deahl, The Verge, "Facebook is testing an unsend feature for Messenger," 12 Oct. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

There’s no reason that more aggressive disclose of vulnerabilities through the VEP would change such activities. — Sam Biddle, The Intercept, "The NSA’s Lost Digital Weapon Is Helping Hijack Computers Around the World," 12 May 2017

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