Question 1 · Quick check
disclose
CEFRB1
/dɪsˈkləʊz/
verb · noun
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To give information that was previously secret or unknown.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
Examples
She will have the courage to disclose their secret.
The spokesman refused to disclose details of the takeover to the press.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo uncover; physically expose to view.
To open up; unfasten.
noun
Extra meaningA disclosure.
More examples
In contextShe would not disclose the secret.
The estrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them.
The shells being broken, […] the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty.
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Origin
verb
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.