disclose
1 of 2verb
transitive verb
Ambrose Bierce The Daily Herald (Everett, Washington) disclose
2 of 2noun
Synonyms
Verb
- bare
- discover
- divulge
- expose
- let on (about)
- reveal
- spill
- tell
- unbosom
- uncloak
- uncover
- unmask
- unveil
Example Sentences
Anthony Vance, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Doing so is only possible in a handful of U.S. states, as a majority require lottery entrants to publicly disclose their identities upon winning. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 July 2022 So, law enforcement can use a court order, a warrant, a subpoena, or an administrative request to require a provider to disclose a patient's medical information without their consent. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022 As a board member, state law will require Rubenstein to disclose any investments in entities or projects in which the Permanent Fund is also invested, Swanson said. Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2022 Essentially the federal securities laws sought to require public companies to disclose the true state of their finances. Jed S. Rakoff, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2022 On May 25, the SEC proposed new rules that would require ESG funds to disclose their goals, criteria and strategies along with data measuring ESG progress. Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Last fall, the City Council passed an ordinance that will require the department to disclose all previous and future surveillance technology purchases to the council, starting July 20. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022 The new rules follow another SEC proposal in March that will require public companies to disclose data about their carbon footprint. Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 26 May 2022 Sam Biddle, The Intercept, 12 May 2017 See More Word History
Verb and Noun
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 entry 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
Noun
1548, in the meaning defined above
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Legal Definition
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- reveal
- discover
- tell
- uncover
- divulge
- expose
- share
- announce
- unveil
- spill
- bare
- unmask
- leak
- publish
- confide
- unbosom
- uncloak
- bring to light
- advertise
- acknowledge
- let on (about)
- inform
- post
- proclaim
- publicize
- confess
- declare
- spill the beans (about)
- let the cat out of the bag (about)
- promulgate
- betray
- go public (with)
- own
- impart
- unearth
- debunk
- relate
- communicate
- admit
- broadcast
- show up
- bring out
- concede
- blab
- talk
- unclothe
- avow
- placard
- give away
- undrape
- smoke out
- sound
- disinter
- blaze
- rake up
- squeal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conceal
- hide
- cover (up)
- veil
- mask
- cloak
- disguise
- camouflage
- shroud
- enshroud
- obscure
- gloss (over)
- whitewash
- varnish
- gild
- overshadow
- shade
- becloud
- eclipse
- darken
- overcast
- cloud
- bedim
- befog
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of disclose are betray, divulge, reveal, and tell. While all these words mean "to make known what has been or should be concealed," disclose may imply a discovering but more often an imparting of information previously kept secret.
The synonyms betray and disclose are sometimes interchangeable, but betray implies a divulging that represents a breach of faith or an involuntary or unconscious disclosure.
While the synonyms divulge and disclose are close in meaning, divulge implies a disclosure involving some impropriety or breach of confidence.
While in some cases nearly identical to disclose, reveal may apply to supernatural or inspired revelation of truths beyond the range of ordinary human vision or reason.
In some situations, the words tell and disclose are roughly equivalent. However, tell implies an imparting of necessary or useful information.