make known en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To announce (some information) generally.
The decision was made known when it appeared on the evening news.
Hereby I make known my pleasure.
This was announced in October when details of a £4 million order for car bodies and bogies to complete the Central and Piccadilly Line's rolling stock renewal programmes with 619 more "1959 Stock" cars were made known.
1960 December, “Talking of Trains: Tube trains from Derby”, in Trains Illustrated, page 706:
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(transitive) To disclose (a secret).
I wouldn't make this known to anyone else, if I were you.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| making known | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made known | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made known | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| makes known | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
unfold · proclaim · spill one's guts · declare (announce) · reveal (disclose)
Translations (26)
ro divulga (to disclose a secret) · de verkünden (to announce generally) · es dar a conocer (to announce generally) · got 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to announce generally) · fi julkistaa (to announce generally) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to announce generally) · de ausplaudern (to disclose a secret) · ga scaoil (to announce generally) · ga scaoil (to disclose a secret) · kne pogto (to announce generally) · de verraten (to disclose a secret) · la praedicō (to announce generally) · es anunciar (to announce generally) · te తెలియజేయు (to announce generally) · pl ogłaszać (to announce generally) · pl ujawniać (to disclose a secret) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to announce generally) · kne patongo (to announce generally) · pl ogłosić (to announce generally) · de weitersagen (to disclose a secret) · ro anunța (to announce generally) · pl ujawnić (to disclose a secret) · de bekanntmachen (to announce generally) · es revelar (to disclose a secret) · fi paljastaa (to disclose a secret) · ca donar a conèixer (to announce generally)