Disclose vs Divest - What's the difference?
disclose | divest |
(obsolete) To open up, unfasten.
* Francis Bacon
To uncover, physically expose to view.
* Woodward
* 1972 , Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things , McGraw-Hill 1972, p. 13:
To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state openly, reveal.
* Alexander Pope
* Addison
(archaic) To undress, disrobe.
* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) (of) something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary
In lang=en terms the difference between disclose and divest
is that disclose is to expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state openly, reveal while divest is to sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.As verbs the difference between disclose and divest
is that disclose is (obsolete) to open up, unfasten while divest is (archaic) to undress, disrobe.As a noun disclose
is (obsolete) a disclosure.disclose
English
Verb
(disclos)- The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them.
- The shells being broken, the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty.
- Its brown curtain was only half drawn, disclosing the elegant legs, clad in transparent black, of a female seated inside.
- Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose .
- If I disclose my passion, / Our friendship's at an end.
Synonyms
* divulge * impart * publish * reveal * unveilAntonyms
* cover upDerived terms
* discloserdivest
English
Verb
(en verb)- Having divested the child he kissed her gently and gave her a little pat to make her stand off.
- You shall never divest me of my right to free speech.
- When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day.
- In 2011 the company divested an 81% majority stake in its Chinese subsidiary.
