Disclose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

disclose to view as by removing a cover

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊzt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsklˈəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsklˈəʊz/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊzt/.

Examples

The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
The actress won't reveal how old she is
bring out the truth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expose let out reveal let on discover break unwrap give away divulge bring out

Parts of Speech

verb	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”
verb	disclose to view as by removing a cover “The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set”

Word Forms

disclosure	noun	the speech act of making something evident
revelation	noun	an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
revealing	noun	the speech act of making something evident
discovery	noun	something that is discovered
exposure	noun	the disclosure of something secret
expose	noun	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
divulgement	noun	the act of disclosing something that was secret or private
divulgence	noun	the act of disclosing something that was secret or private
giveaway	noun	an unintentional disclosure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

offenbaren

der Öffentlichkeit Informationen zugänglich machen, die bisher nur wenigen Personen bekannt waren oder die geheim gehalten werden sollten

🇫🇷French

divulguer

faire connaître au public des informations qui n'étaient auparavant connues que de quelques personnes ou qui étaient censées rester secrètes

🇪🇸Spanish

revelar

Dar a conocer al público información que antes sólo era conocida por unas pocas personas o que debía mantenerse en secreto.

🇮🇹Italian

rivelare

rendere note al pubblico informazioni che prima erano note solo a poche persone o che dovevano restare segrete

🇳🇱Dutch

onthullen

informatie aan het publiek bekendmaken die voorheen slechts aan een paar mensen bekend was of die bedoeld was om geheim te worden gehouden

🇵🇹Portuguese

divulgar

dar a conhecer ao público informações que anteriormente eram conhecidas apenas por algumas pessoas ou que deveriam ser mantidas em segredo

🇷🇺Russian

раскрывать

доводить до всеобщего сведения информацию, которая ранее была известна лишь немногим людям или подлежала сохранению в секрете

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खुलासा

ऐसी जानकारी सार्वजनिक करना जो पहले केवल कुछ ही लोगों को ज्ञात थी या जिसे गुप्त रखा जाना था

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রকাশ করা

জনসাধারণের কাছে এমন তথ্য জানাতে হবে যা আগে শুধুমাত্র কয়েকজনের কাছে পরিচিত ছিল বা যা গোপন রাখা হয়েছিল

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்படுத்து

முன்பு ஒரு சிலருக்கு மட்டுமே தெரிந்த அல்லது ரகசியமாக வைக்கப்படும் தகவல்களை பொது மக்களுக்கு தெரியப்படுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిర్గతం చేయండి

ఇంతకుముందు కొంతమందికి మాత్రమే తెలిసిన లేదా రహస్యంగా ఉంచడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన సమాచారాన్ని ప్రజలకు తెలియజేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उघड करणे

पूर्वी फक्त काही लोकांना माहिती होती किंवा जी गुप्त ठेवायची होती ती सार्वजनिक माहिती कळवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાહેર કરવું

જાહેર માહિતી કે જે અગાઉ માત્ર થોડા જ લોકો જાણતી હતી અથવા જે ગુપ્ત રાખવાની હતી તે જાહેર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸು

ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ಕೆಲವೇ ಜನರಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ರಹಸ್ಯವಾಗಿಡಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾದ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുക

മുമ്പ് കുറച്ച് ആളുകൾക്ക് മാത്രം അറിയാവുന്നതോ രഹസ്യമായി സൂക്ഷിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചതോ ആയ വിവരങ്ങൾ പൊതുജനങ്ങളെ അറിയിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਲਾਸਾ

ਜਨਤਕ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣੂ ਕਰਾਉਣਾ ਜੋ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਸਿਰਫ ਕੁਝ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਤਾ ਸੀ ਜਾਂ ਜੋ ਗੁਪਤ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظاہر کرنا

عوامی معلومات سے آگاہ کرنا جو پہلے صرف چند لوگوں کو معلوم تھا یا جسے خفیہ رکھا جانا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

透露

向公众公开以前只有少数人知道或本应保密的信息

🇯🇵Japanese

開示する

以前は少数の人だけが知っていた情報、または秘密にされるべきだった情報を一般に知らせること

🇰🇷Korean

드러내다

이전에 소수의 사람에게만 알려졌거나 비밀로 유지될 예정이었던 정보를 대중에게 알리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiết lộ

công bố thông tin mà trước đây chỉ một số ít người biết hoặc được giữ bí mật

🇹🇭Thai

เปิดเผย

เปิดเผยต่อสาธารณะซึ่งก่อนหน้านี้ทราบกันเพียงไม่กี่คนหรือตั้งใจที่จะเก็บเป็นความลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuka

memberitahukan kepada masyarakat informasi yang sebelumnya hanya diketahui oleh segelintir orang atau yang dimaksudkan untuk dirahasiakan

🇵🇭Filipino

ibunyag

ipaalam sa publiko ang impormasyon na dati ay alam lamang ng ilang tao o sinadya upang itago

🇲🇾Malay

dedahkan

memberitahu kepada orang ramai maklumat yang sebelum ini hanya diketahui oleh beberapa orang sahaja atau yang bertujuan untuk dirahsiakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كشف

إعلام الجمهور بالمعلومات التي لم تكن معروفة في السابق إلا لعدد قليل من الأشخاص أو التي كان من المفترض أن تظل سرية

🇮🇷Persian

فاش کردن

اطلاعاتی را که قبلاً فقط برای چند نفر شناخته شده بود یا قرار بود مخفی بماند، به اطلاع عموم برسانید

🇹🇷Turkish

ifşa etmek

Daha önce yalnızca birkaç kişi tarafından bilinen veya sır olarak saklanması gereken bilgilerin kamuya açıklanması

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַלוֹת

להודיע לציבור מידע שהיה ידוע קודם לכן רק לכמה אנשים או שנועד להישמר בסוד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'disclose'?

The primary meaning of 'disclose' is 'make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'disclose' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'disclose' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'disclose' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'disclose' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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