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Definition of disclose in English: discloseverb dɪsˈkləʊzdɪsˈkloʊz [with object]1Make (secret or new information) known. they disclosed her name to the press Example sentencesExamples - A new format was introduced, disclosing information on the use of raw material, and other uses of cost reports were suggested.
- It also sparked a public and media outcry for more government transparency in disclosing information and defending the public right to know.
- The delicate nature of his work prevents him from disclosing information about future missions to his wife.
- The company was also accused of failing to disclose information properly.
- Sometimes it is almost impossible to advise a couple to agree to settle their affairs because there is a suspicion that one side is not disclosing full information.
- Typically, the issue is not whether to disclose the information, but how.
- And anyone involved in ID card administration who improperly discloses information will face up to two years' jail.
- A check of the notes reveals that this information was disclosed in a biography of 1932.
- Even then was trying to avoid disclosing the secret of his worries.
- He asked people to send in anonymous postcards (via snail mail) disclosing big secrets in their lives.
- It is our company policy not to disclose that information in order to protect the privacy of our customers.
- The psychologist may feel strongly that disclosing the information will be detrimental to the patient's welfare.
- He said they were not disclosing this information because they believed it would not be helpful.
- The author, former MI5 agent was himself imprisoned for six months for disclosing secret information to a newspaper.
- A person may be bound by contract express or implied to abstain from disclosing certain information to others.
- Any civil servant who is proven to have leaked the information should face prosecution for disclosing confidential information.
- Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately.
- By disclosing information about yourself, it aids the other person in understanding who you are and how you are understanding them.
- If granted, the unprecedented lifetime injunctions would prevent the media from ever disclosing information which would identify the two released killers.
- Prison officers face jail and a hefty fine for disclosing information about inmates under draft legislation published yesterday.
Synonyms reveal, make known, divulge, tell, impart, communicate, pass on, vouchsafe, unfold release, make public, broadcast, publish, report, unveil, go public with leak, betray, let slip, let drop, blurt out, give away admit, confess informal let on, blab, spill the beans about, spill, let the cat out of the bag about, blow the lid off, squeal about British informal blow the gaff archaic discover, unbosom - 1.1 Allow (something hidden) to be seen.
he cleared away the grass and disclosed a narrow opening descending into the darkness Example sentencesExamples - Or you can travel to an ancient Indian temple to disclose a hidden treasure.
- At the end of the path, turn right and push past some foliage to disclose a hidden pool.
- It rolled up on a pair of silent hinges, disclosing a narrow stairwell.
Synonyms uncover, expose to view, allow to be seen, reveal, show, exhibit, lay bare, bring to light rare unclose
Derivatives adjective Any comments made are likely to be disclosable. Example sentencesExamples - The Appellant had been allowed to make representations but the source of the information was not disclosable.
- He said that this was because the 250,000 was a loan, not a donation, and was therefore not disclosable under the law.
- In the interim, the record of any disclosable donations to political parties made by such individuals during the build-up of the register will of course be transparent to the public.
- Final warnings are disclosable for at least five years, meaning that they must, for example, be declared if applying for a job or appearing in court during the relevant time period.
- Audio-recording was resisted in Northern Ireland because of the fears that it might inhibit detainees from talking, the tapes being disclosable if criminal or civil proceedings ensued.
noun The purpose of such provisions would seem to be that suspicions should be conveyed and disclosers are not expected to be able to prove the truth of their allegations. Example sentencesExamples - The act was also not supposed to entangle reporters in a net of prison sentences, either as recipients of leaks or as disclosers in their own right.
- But some of the state laws give the discloser too much discretion.
- For example, there was no promise on the part of the discloser to keep it confidential.
- Subsequent disclosers may get off scot free, because the information is no longer ‘secret.’
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, based on Latin claudere 'to close'. Definition of disclose in US English: discloseverbdɪsˈkloʊzdisˈklōz [with object]1Make (secret or new information) known. they disclosed her name to the press with clause the magazine disclosed that he had served a prison sentence for fraud Example sentencesExamples - A person may be bound by contract express or implied to abstain from disclosing certain information to others.
- And anyone involved in ID card administration who improperly discloses information will face up to two years' jail.
- By disclosing information about yourself, it aids the other person in understanding who you are and how you are understanding them.
- Typically, the issue is not whether to disclose the information, but how.
- He said they were not disclosing this information because they believed it would not be helpful.
- A check of the notes reveals that this information was disclosed in a biography of 1932.
- Any civil servant who is proven to have leaked the information should face prosecution for disclosing confidential information.
- The company was also accused of failing to disclose information properly.
- A new format was introduced, disclosing information on the use of raw material, and other uses of cost reports were suggested.
- Prison officers face jail and a hefty fine for disclosing information about inmates under draft legislation published yesterday.
- It also sparked a public and media outcry for more government transparency in disclosing information and defending the public right to know.
- Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately.
- If granted, the unprecedented lifetime injunctions would prevent the media from ever disclosing information which would identify the two released killers.
- Even then was trying to avoid disclosing the secret of his worries.
- He asked people to send in anonymous postcards (via snail mail) disclosing big secrets in their lives.
- The psychologist may feel strongly that disclosing the information will be detrimental to the patient's welfare.
- Sometimes it is almost impossible to advise a couple to agree to settle their affairs because there is a suspicion that one side is not disclosing full information.
- The delicate nature of his work prevents him from disclosing information about future missions to his wife.
- It is our company policy not to disclose that information in order to protect the privacy of our customers.
- The author, former MI5 agent was himself imprisoned for six months for disclosing secret information to a newspaper.
Synonyms reveal, make known, divulge, tell, impart, communicate, pass on, vouchsafe, unfold - 1.1 Allow (something) to be seen, especially by uncovering it.
he cleared away the grass and disclosed a narrow opening descending into the darkness Example sentencesExamples - It rolled up on a pair of silent hinges, disclosing a narrow stairwell.
- Or you can travel to an ancient Indian temple to disclose a hidden treasure.
- At the end of the path, turn right and push past some foliage to disclose a hidden pool.
Synonyms uncover, expose to view, allow to be seen, reveal, show, exhibit, lay bare, bring to light
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, based on Latin claudere ‘to close’. |