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Spell Bee Word: Disclose


What does disclose mean?

Word: Disclose

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Disclose means to tell people something that was secret or hidden, or to let it be seen.

Synonyms: tell, expose, make known

Antonyms: hide

How do you spell disclose?

Syllables: dis - close

Tricky part: It ends in se, though the last sound is a z.

Watch out for: discloze, disclos, disclouse

Memory tip: A secret that slips out makes a soft buzzing z, yet on paper disclose ends in se.

Disclose in a sentence

Example 1: Never disclose your password to anyone.

Example 2: The school will disclose the results on Monday.

Example 3: Aiko refused to disclose what she had bought for Mum's birthday.

Fun Fact

In older English, disclose simply meant to open something up, like unlatching a gate.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

disclose

a) reveal
b) confess
c) conceal
d) announce

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c) conceal. To conceal is to hide, which is the reverse of disclosing.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The magician would not disklose how he pulled a rabbit out of his hat.

a) rabbit
b) disklose
c) magician
d) pulled

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b) disklose. The k sound in this word is written with a c, never a k.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

cosedlis

a) discuss
b) dislodge
c) docile
d) disclose

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d) disclose. Dislodge needs a g, discuss a u, and docile is too short, so the eight letters spell disclose.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) privacy
b) announce
c) secret
d) dissclose

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d) dissclose. Dis takes only one s before the c.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The doctor disclosed the test results to Mr Rao. What did she do?

a) shared what they said
b) checked them for mistakes
c) sent them back unread
d) kept them locked away

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a) shared what they said

2. What should children never disclose to strangers online?

a) the sport they like best
b) their home address
c) their favourite colour
d) their favourite cartoon

Show answer

b) their home address

Associated Words

Words that end in -ose: close, purpose, lose, verbose, suppose, glucose

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: tell

More words from this list

formal, interior, mutation, purpose, softball, uncommon, altogether, circumstance

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