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dis·close
 disclose
- pronunciation:
- dihs
kloz
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disclosed, discloses, disclosing |
| definition 1: |
to make known; reveal.
The FBI eventually disclosed the facts of the case.The reporter was unwilling to disclose the name of her source.- synonyms:
- divulge, reveal
- antonyms:
- conceal, hide, suppress
- similar words:
- air, bare, betray, break, confide, declare, display, expose, give away, impart, leak, let out, name, produce, say, show, signify, spill, tell, uncover, unveil
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| definition 2: |
to make visible or apparent.
The detective disclosed a safe hidden behind a painting.- synonyms:
- expose, uncover
- antonyms:
- conceal
- similar words:
- bare, produce, reveal, show
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| related words: |
acquaint, admit, advertise, advise, announce, apprise, clarify, communicate, confess, convey, demonstrate, detect, introduce, lay, open, own, pass, proclaim, relate, report, speak, spring, tattle, unfold |
| derivation: |
discloser (n.) |
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