The difference between Declare and Disclose
When used as verbs, declare means to make clear, explain, interpret, whereas disclose means to open up, unfasten.
Disclose is also noun with the meaning: a disclosure.
check bellow for the other definitions of Declare and Disclose
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Declare as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To make clear, explain, interpret.
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Declare as a verb (intransitive):
To make a declaration.
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Declare as a verb (card games):
To show one's cards in order to score.
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Declare as a verb (transitive):
To announce one's support, choice, opinion, etc.
Examples:
"He declared him innocent."
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Declare as a verb (intransitive, cricket):
For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
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Declare as a verb (transitive):
To announce something formally or officially.
Examples:
"declare bankruptcy"
"declare victory"
"lb cricket ''declare (an innings) closed"
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Declare as a verb (intransitive, politics):
For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result
Examples:
"Houghton and Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare in the 2015 general election."
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Declare as a verb (transitive):
To affirm or state something emphatically.
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Declare as a verb (transitive):
To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
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Declare as a verb (transitive):
To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
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Declare as a verb (transitive, programming):
To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.
Examples:
"The counter "i" was declared as an integer."
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Disclose as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To open up, unfasten.
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Disclose as a verb (transitive):
To uncover, physically expose to view.
Examples:
"synonyms: reveaunveil"
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Disclose as a verb (transitive):
To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state openly, reveal.
Examples:
"synonyms: reveaunveidivulge publish impart"
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Disclose as a noun (obsolete):
A disclosure