- to make (information) known
- to allow to be seen; lay bare
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•close /dɪˈskloʊz/USA pronunciation
v., -closed, -clos•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to make known;
reveal: [~ + object]to disclose a secret.[~ + (that) clause]The company disclosed that it had lost money on the deal. - to lay open to view:[~ + object]In spring the flowers disclose their colors.
dis•close
(di sklōz′),USA pronunciation v., -closed, -clos•ing, n.
v.t.
n.
dis•clos′er, n.
v.t.
- to make known;
reveal or uncover:to disclose a secret. - to cause to appear;
allow to be seen;
lay open to view:In spring the violets disclose their fragrant petals. - [Obs.]to open up;
unfold.
n.
- [Obs.]disclosure.
- Latin claudere; see close
- Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + clore to close
- Middle English disclosen, desclosen 1350–1400
- 1. show, tell, unveil. See reveal. 2. expose.
- 1. conceal.
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disclose /dɪsˈkləʊz/ vb (transitive)
'disclose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apocalypse
- babble
- betray
- blackmail
- break
- cat
- confide
- develop
- display
- divulge
- examination for discovery
- exhume
- expose
- index
- keep back
- lay
- leak
- open
- reveal
- spill
- tell
- uncover
- unlock
- unrip
- aphanite
- apocalyptic
- bean
- burn
- communicate
- curtain
- debrief
- declare
- disclosing
- disclosure
- discover
- enucleate
- euonymus
- exhibit
- graymail
- hand
- impart
- inform
- in petto
- manifest
- predisclose
- publish
- tattle
- telltale
- unbosom
- unburden