disclose
Plural: discloses
Verb
Verb Forms: disclosed, disclosing, discloses
- To reveal or make known, especially something previously secret.
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"
- disclose to view as by removing a cover
- "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"
- To open up, unfasten.
- To uncover, physically expose to view.
- To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state openly, reveal (something).
Noun
- A disclosure.
Examples
- Never disclose your secret strategy before a Words With Friends tournament.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English disclosen, from Middle French desclos, from Old French desclore, itself from Vulgar Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere (“to close, shut”) or as a variant of discludo, discludere (cf. disclude). English equivalent dis- + close.
Synonyms
break, bring out, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap, bring to light, impart, make known, publish, unveil
Antonyms
cover up, withhold
Scrabble Score: 11
disclose: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddisclose: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disclose: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary