"disclose" meaning in English

See disclose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪsˈkləʊz/ Audio: en-us-disclose.ogg [US] Forms: disclose [canonical], discloses [third-person, singular], disclosed [past], disclosed [past, participle], disclosing [present, participle]
Etymology: dis- + close Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|dis|close}} dis- + close Head templates: {{verb|disclos|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you disclose something, you let others know what it is about. Synonyms: reveal, divulge
    Sense id: simple-disclose-en-verb-PKB0s-Cg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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