Words / B2

dis-KLOHZ/dɪsˈkləʊz/

To disclose is to make secret or private information known: disclose donations; disclose that. Disclosure is the noun (later in this set). Reveal is close; leak implies unofficial. Confess is about guilt. Do not disclose medical details without consent. UK politics: MPs must disclose interests. Do not mix disclose with close (shut).

Meaning

To give someone information that was secret or private.

Examples

• “MPs must disclose donations above a set amount.”
• “Candidates must disclose any conflict of interest before the vote.”
• “The trust refused to disclose patient names, which is the privacy sense.”

Good to know

disclose information / that + clause. Noun: disclosure. Close: reveal. Unofficial: leak. Interests and donations in UK public life.

Near in meaning

reveal

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