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disclose

verb (disclose, discloses, disclosed, disclosing)

«disclose» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. To disclose something is to tell people something that was secret or private. tree →
  2. To disclose something is to show something that was hidden. tree →

In the lessons

A formal word in news, law and safety: children are told they can disclose (tell) a trusted adult if someone is hurting them. Companies must disclose information, and people must not disclose passwords. Phrases: disclose information, disclose a secret, refuse to disclose.

Examples

  • Never disclose your password to anyone online. tree →
  • The company did not disclose how much money it made. tree →
  • She finally disclosed the secret to her best friend. tree →
  • If something worries you, you can disclose it to a teacher. tree →
  • The magician would not disclose how the trick worked. tree →
  • Lifting the curtain disclosed a hidden door. tree →
  • The winner's name will be disclosed tomorrow. tree →
  • My zeal prompts me to disclose this to your Majesty. tree →

Note

Regular verb: disclosed, disclosing. Noun: disclosure. Formal; in everyday talk say «tell» or «reveal». Opposite: hide, conceal, keep secret. Online safety: do not disclose your address, school or passwords.

In Jewish tradition

It means to uncover or reveal something hidden. The earth is said to disclose the blood it has covered.

Interpretation. Isaiah pictures the earth giving up the blood of the slain, which the tradition reads as God's justice bringing hidden wrongs to light.

Examples

  • Then said Jonathan: 'Behold, we will pass over unto the men, and we will disclose ourselves unto them. (Prophets 1SA.14.8, JPS 1917) tree →
  • and I thought to disclose it unto thee, saying: Buy it before them that sit here, and before the elders of my people. (Writings RUT.4.4, JPS 1917) tree →
  • For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of His place to visit upon the inhabitants of the earth their iniquity; the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. (Prophets ISA.26.21, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Regular verb: disclosed, disclosing. Noun: disclosure. Formal; in everyday talk say «tell» or «reveal». Opposite: hide, conceal, keep secret. Online safety: do not disclose your address, school or passwords.

On Mova

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