disclosedis‧close /dɪsˈkləʊz $ -ˈkloʊz/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal 
Some companies have already voluntarily disclosed similar information. He refused to disclose the identity of the politician.disclose that It was disclosed that £3.5 million was needed to modernize the building.► see thesaurus at reveal2to show something by removing the thing that covers it SYN reveal
WORD ORIGINdisclose
Origin:
1400-1500 Old French desclore, from Medieval Latin disclaudere ‘to open’VERB TABLE
disclose
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | disclose |
| he, she, it | discloses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | disclosed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have disclosed |
| he, she, it | has disclosed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had disclosed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will disclose |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have disclosed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am disclosing |
| he, she, it | is disclosing | |
| you, we, they | are disclosing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was disclosing |
| you, we, they | were disclosing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been disclosing |
| he, she, it | has been disclosing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been disclosing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be disclosing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been disclosing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- GM did not disclose details of the agreement.
- He refused to disclose the identity of the politician.
- In the report it was disclosed that neither pilot nor controller had any experience of the radar system in use at the time of the crash.
- The agent does not have to disclose the amount his client paid.
- The Security Service is unlikely to disclose any information.
- In their letter, the solicitors did not disclose that there had been a release of all claims against Mr. Mahmoud.
- It has not been disclosed which campus would provide which specialties.
- The company did not disclose how many employees will be laid off.
- The deal-which included 60,000 grenades and 2m rounds of ammunition-was never publicly disclosed.
- The Vendor ought to act in good faith and disclose any such matters.
THESAURUS
to let someone know about something that is secret or has not been known until now: · Doctors are not allowed to reveal confidential information.· It was revealed that he had smoked marijuana at college.
to talk about something to someone, so that they know about it: · Don’t tell anyone about this just yet.· Shall I tell you a secret?
formal to publicly reveal something such as a fact or a name that has been kept secret: · The terms of the agreement have not yet been disclosed.· The agent did not disclose that there had been a violent crime in the house.
formal to reveal important or personal information which was previously secret or unknown: · The bank has refused to divulge its plans.· I’m afraid I cannot divulge what was said to me.
to tell people about important information, especially after it has been kept secret: · Apparently they were engaged for some time before making it public.· The government has agreed that sources of financing should in future be made public.
to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc, when a government or other organization wants to keep it secret: · The contents of the email were leaked to the press.· A man was charged today with leaking official secrets.
(also spill the beans informal) to tell someone something that you want to keep secret: · He was careful not to give away any trade secrets.· I’m not going to give away how much I paid for it!
informal to accidentally tell someone about something: · He let slip that he was envious of his older brother.
Longman Language Activatorto tell someone something that was a secret to tell someone something that should be kept secret: · What did she say? Tell me!· If someone asked me to keep a secret I would never tell.tell somebody where/what/who etc: · He didn't tell me where he got this information.tell somebody about something: · Don't tell anyone about this just yet.tell somebody a secret: · Come here Eva - let me tell you a secret.tell somebody something in the strictest confidence (=tell someone something on the condition that they do not tell anyone): · I'm telling you this in the strictest confidence, so not a word to anyone.
especially written to let people know about something that was previously kept secret: · The company has just revealed its plans for the coming year, including the opening of new offices in Paris.· What actually happened to the gold has never been revealed.reveal (that): · Markov revealed that he had once worked for the CIA.· Ginsberg withdrew his application to become Attorney General after it was revealed that he had smoked marijuana at college.
to publicly reveal something such as a fact or a name that has been kept secret or hidden: · The agent does not have to disclose the amount his client paid.disclose that: · In the report it was disclosed that neither pilot nor controller had any experience of the radar system in use at the time of the crash.disclose information/details/evidence etc: · The Security Service is unlikely to disclose any information.disclose somebody's identity (=say who someone is): · He refused to disclose the identity of the politician.
to make a piece of important information known to the public, especially after keeping it secret for some time: · The Senator will make his decision public on Friday.· Reporters learned the news on Friday but agreed not to make it public until the following day.make it public that: · Freddie Mercury died only two days after making it public that he was suffering from AIDS.
formal to give someone some very important and often personal information which was previously secret or unknown: · The other three companies refused to divulge their plans.divulge what/where/when etc: · I'm afraid I cannot divulge what Jameson said to me.divulge something to somebody: · The contract forbids employees to divulge details of this work to anyone outside the company.
to tell the public about the secret activities of a person or organization, because you think that people ought to know about something morally wrong that is being done: · Her criminal activities were finally exposed in the Washington Post by political columnist Richard McCallum.expose to: · They threatened to expose him to the media unless he changed his ways.
to deliberately give secret government information to a newspaper or television company: · A man was charged today with leaking official secrets.· The Congressman was furious that the report had been leaked.leak something to somebody: · The contents of the fax were leaked to the press
informal to tell someone about something that has been planned and was supposed to be a secret: · "Does Phillip know about our plan?" "Yes, someone must have spilled the beans."· The class managed to keep the party a secret until Lorraine, unable to control herself any longer, spilled the beans.
informal to tell someone about a secret plan or idea so that they are involved in it, especially because you trust them: · We'll let you in on our plan if you promise to keep it a secret.· I know you're up to something so you might as well let me in on it.
informal to tell someone a secret - use this when you disapprove of this: · OK I'll tell you, but you'd better not blab!blab about: · She went and blabbed about Ernie's surprise party.blab to: · Better not say anything about it to Mickey -- he'll just end up blabbing to someone.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Some companies have already voluntarily disclosed similar information. He refused to disclose the identity of the politician.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret SYN reveal: Some companies have already voluntarily disclosed similar information. He refused to disclose the identity of the politician. (=make secret information public)· The company has refused to reveal any technical details until next month.
(=show or say who a person is)· The company did not reveal the identity of the prospective buyer.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· The history of astronomy also disclosed a succession of hypotheses, which made claims for physical truth look precarious.· The filing also disclosed two shareholder suits filed against Pier 1 because of the trading losses.· Conoco also disclosed it has started a review of offshore maintenance operations could lead to a jobs rundown.· I have also disclosed my intention for the effect that the book will have.
· The speaker has, in the past, paid a fine for not disclosing fully his property ventures with lobbyists.· Instead, the governor would require simply that elected officials disclose fully and completely all contributions to their campaigns.
· It has not disclosed how much it thought these brands were worth.· Neither Curtis nor the real estate representative for the property would disclose how much the lease will cost.· The proposed rules will require the non-weapons powers to disclose how much uranium they buy.· The company did not disclose how many employees will be laid off.· Eden took refuge behind the usual claim that it would not be in the national interest to disclose how Crabb had drowned.· Greeley declined to disclose how much Kerry raised last year or the total amount of cash in his campaign accounts.· The company never disclosed how many workers were let go, but the San Diego office was cut by about one-third.
· The deal-which included 60,000 grenades and 2m rounds of ammunition-was never publicly disclosed.· After that flap, and the resulting corporate embarrassment, Intel promised to publicly disclose shortcomings in its microprocessors.· Dirks relayed this news to some of his clients, who sold Equity Funding Corps shares before the fraud was publicly disclosed.
· His warning was disclosed yesterday in what appeared to be an amazing blunder by Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd.
NOUN· Details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
· The court held on demurrer that the statement of claim disclosed no cause of action.· The defendants sought to have the claim struck out on the ground that it disclosed no cause of action.
· The vendor's agent disclosed the amount of an offer made by one potential purchaser to another.· Goldman declined to disclose the amount Coors will get paid.· They could not disclose the amount they lost because of insurance reasons, they said, but the amount was substantial.
· The court held on demurrer that the statement of claim disclosed no cause of action.· Potts J. dismissed the defendants' application to strike out the statement of claim as disclosing no reasonable cause of action.· The defendants sought to have the claim struck out on the ground that it disclosed no cause of action.· It disclosed no reasonable cause of action and was frivolous and vexatious.
· To enable readers to understand its financial statements properly, a company must disclose its accounting policies.· The company did not disclose how many employees will be laid off.· Some companies have already voluntarily disclosed similar information.· No names of overseas companies have been disclosed.· Magnet's finance director Albert King has suddenly left the company, it was disclosed last night.· Trading in Rohr shares was halted by exchange officials yesterday until the company disclosed more information about the acquisition.· The company never disclosed how many workers were let go, but the San Diego office was cut by about one-third.
· Mr Brown refused to say how the papers had been shown to him or to disclose their further contents.· When forced to disclose the contents, roses spilled out on to the floor.· It is a federal crime to intentionally disclose the contents of an intercepted telephone call.· It is a federal crime to intentionally intercept a telephone conversation or to disclose its contents.
· One difference: He disclosed those deals loudly, in very public press conferences.
· Mr Spicer declined to disclose details.· Investigators would not disclose other details of the probe but described it as a long-standing investigation that stretches nationwide.· At the same time they disclosed details of some of the charges facing her.· He would not disclose any other details of the alleged assaults.· It is pressing for companies to be required by law to disclose details of trade effluents.· He said the weekly is profitable, but declined to disclose details.· It said it would absorb Information Consulting but could not disclose details of the transaction.· Local authorities are legally obliged to record unmet needs and disclose details of these.
· Difficulties can arise if one party refuses to disclose a document which the other party wishes the expert to see.· The newly disclosed documents contradict White House claims that Mrs Clinton did not play a significant role in the firings.· It is normal practice for the vendor to disclose various documents to the purchaser as part of the disclosure exercise.· The May 13 gathering, disclosed in documents released by the White House Friday, drew swift condemnation from public interest groups.· A party must seek leave before disclosing any documents to an expert witness.· The vendor will subsequently wish to disclose all such documents against the warranties.· The disclosed documents, which span a period up to 1995, do not suggest that BATemployees committed any crime in Britain.· They may also be designed to minimize the pressure to disclose government documents.
· This duty to disclose is not limited by medical practice, it is set by law.
· John Donaldson continued to pay R. T. Smith his salary on the understanding he would never disclose the fact.· Was there any contractual duty on the defendants to disclose this material fact to the plaintiff?
· Should these fees be disclosed as non-audit fees under the new regulations?
· He therefore persuaded a friend to procure him a ticket without disclosing his identity.
· Once their trades are completed, insiders' incentives are to disclose the information.· When prosecutors refused to disclose information about their procedures, a federal district judge dismissed the charges against the five defendants.· Some companies have already voluntarily disclosed similar information.· Traditionally, most information about company performance was kept from employees for fear they might improperly disclose the information to a competitor.· Coetzee was found guilty of currency smuggling, telephone tapping and disclosing official information.· Also rejected was an objection that the Commission had decided to disclose information given in confidence.· The writer Tony Geraghty was similarly charged last year for disclosing information about mass surveillance by the army in Northern Ireland.· Anyone who discloses financial information via the internet is vulnerable to fraud or electronic mix-ups.
· Each force is to be asked to disclose the names of its informants.· It brings no legacy, it discloses no new names or addresses.· We are obliged to disclose the name of our client and such other relevant details concerning his business.
· Lab officials disclosed this week that the plume had been growing for at least six years.· Instead, the governor would require simply that elected officials disclose fully and completely all contributions to their campaigns.
· Difficulties can arise if one party refuses to disclose a document which the other party wishes the expert to see.· The parties agreed not to disclose the settlement.· Of course, the parties might agree to disclose expert reports, a practice which is encouraged by the Court of Appeal.· It was for the party refusing to disclose to establish his right to refuse.
· Although they have been reluctant to disclose their plans they would like to tax people's property and tax their income.· It would not disclose expansion plans for the rest of the Bay Area.
· In reply, the vendors might ask for the purchaser's investigation report to be disclosed.· The report disclosed that the Ministry of Agriculture monitoring programme for the lake had been seriously inaccurate.
· Enthusiasm will help in the endless task of unfolding our own potential, and disclosing the hidden secrets about ourselves.· In a written order, Yeltsin charged his erstwhile buddy with slandering the president and his family and disclosing state secrets.· The crime is to disclose an official secret, probably even if extracted from the accused at the point of a pistol.
· A trade magazine journalist was ordered in the High Court to disclose the source of commercially sensitive information.· The Chronicle argues that reporters have a limited constitutional right not to disclose confidential sources.· California law requires contributors to disclose the true source of any donations of $ 100 or more.
· But when the contents of the will were disclosed last week, it was Mrs Rinehart who got control of the mines.· Lab officials disclosed this week that the plume had been growing for at least six years.· The committee's existence was not disclosed until last week.
VERB· Mr Spicer declined to disclose details.· Both Raytheon and the utility declined to disclose financial terms.· He is already interviewing candidates, whose names he declined to disclose.· He said the weekly is profitable, but declined to disclose details.· The banks declined to disclose the purchase price but sources close to the deal said it is about $ 150 million.· Greeley declined to disclose how much Kerry raised last year or the total amount of cash in his campaign accounts.· Goldman declined to disclose the amount Coors will get paid.
· And, if he fails to disclose the existence of such information, does the shareholder have a direct cause of action?· Claudia Schneider is charged with one count of failing to disclose bankruptcy and has also been held in Miami since May.· Dickson reveals that the Coniston Mine was being managed in a similar manner though fails to disclose who the operators were.· But he failed to disclose that he had simply transferred his interest in the facility to his wife.· The suit claimed that Pike committed fraud for failing to disclose his background and sought his removal from control of the venture.· Schneider faces five counts of fraudulently obtaining bank loans for building projects and one count of failing to disclose bankruptcy.· He also failed to disclose that Rose lawyers, including Mrs Clinton, had done work on the development.
· The argument is over a 3.4% stake that it has been forced to disclose in Jardine Matheson Holdings itself.· When forced to disclose the contents, roses spilled out on to the floor.· According to Hors, the new law will aggravate this situation, as these institutions will regularly force general practitioners to disclose information.
· Difficulties can arise if one party refuses to disclose a document which the other party wishes the expert to see.· When prosecutors refused to disclose information about their procedures, a federal district judge dismissed the charges against the five defendants.· The ministry has refused to disclose what was in the vaccines.· It was for the party refusing to disclose to establish his right to refuse.
· It is pressing for companies to be required by law to disclose details of trade effluents.· California law requires contributors to disclose the true source of any donations of $ 100 or more.· A parliament code of conduct is being debated that would require members to disclose their assets and business interests.
Some companies have already voluntarily disclosed similar information. He refused to disclose the identity of the politician.disclose that It was disclosed that £3.5 million was needed to modernize the building.► see thesaurus at reveal2to show something by removing the thing that covers it SYN reveal