make known

English

Verb

make known (third-person singular simple present makes known, present participle making known, simple past and past participle made known)

(transitive) To announce (some information) generally.
The decision was made known when it appeared on the evening news.
(transitive) To disclose (a secret).
I wouldn't make this known to anyone else, if I were you.

Synonyms

(announce): declare, proclaim; See also Thesaurus:announce
(disclose): reveal, spill one's guts; See also Thesaurus:divulge

Translations

to announce generally

Finnish: julkistaa (fi)
German: bekanntmachen, verkünden (de)

Irish: scaoil
Spanish: dar a conocer, anunciar (es)

to disclose a secret

Finnish: paljastaa (fi)
German: verraten (de), ausplaudern, weitersagen (de)

Irish: scaoil
Spanish: revelar (es)

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Translations to be checked

Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} konigi
Ido: ^{(please verify)} konocigar (io)

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} anunciar (es)

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