disclose

C1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /dɪsˈkləʊz/ See IPA manual

Freq #13157

Meanings

1

verb
To make known information that was secret or private.

The company refused to disclose how much it had paid for the painting.
2

verb
To uncover something so that it can be seen.

The curtain rose to disclose a stunning stage set.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make known information... divulge reveal

2 verb · to uncover something so... expose reveal

More publish

Opposites

withhold

Word family

Forms discloseddisclosesdisclosing

Derived forms disclosablediscloserdisclosiveprediscloserediscloseundiscloseundisclosing

Related forms disclosure

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). By surface analysis, dis- + close.

disclosen Middle English desclos Middle French desclore Old French disclaudere la-vul dis- Latin

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# disclose

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈkləʊz/
**Frequency rank:** 13157

## Meanings
1. To make known information that was secret or private.
2. To uncover something so that it can be seen.

## Examples
- The company refused to disclose how much it had paid for the painting.
- The curtain rose to disclose a stunning stage set.

## Synonyms
- expose
- publish
- reveal

## Antonyms
- withhold

## Derived Forms
- disclosable
- discloser
- disclosive
- predisclose
- redisclose
- undisclose
- undisclosing

## Related Forms
- disclosure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: disclosen
- Root: desclos
- Root: desclore
- Root: disclaudere
- Root: dis-

## 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). By surface analysis, dis- + close.

## AI Etymology
Disclose comes 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). By surface analysis, dis- + close. The historical chain includes disclosen (Middle English), desclos (Middle French), desclore (Old French), disclaudere (Vulgar Latin), and dis- (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as disclosable, discloser, disclosive, and predisclose and related forms such as disclosure. In present use it covers to make known information that was secret or private and to uncover something so that it can be seen.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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