Cover and Disclose

Cover

Cover verb - To keep secret or shut off from view.
Usage example: covered the foxhole with grass and leaves

Disclose is an antonym for cover.

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Disclose

Disclose verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).
Usage example: the informer disclosed all sorts of details about the secret organization

Cover is an antonym for disclose in topics: show, reveal.

Nearby Words: disclosure, disclosing

Common collocations

fact cover fact disclose fact
bits cover bits disclose bits

Both words in one sentence

  • Project Mogul was still classified, so they could only confirm that yes, the weather balloon story was a cover up, and no, they couldn't disclose what it was covering up.
  • Film / King Kong (2005) Although it is conceivable that Carl, a sneaky bastard that he is, paid off some of the surviving members of the crew so they did not disclose the details of how many people actually died (and how they died), either because of fear of public backlash or the insurance costs he would have to cover.
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