Antonyms for make public

Grammar : Verb

Spell : puhb-lik

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌb lɪk

Definition of make public

Origin : late 14c., "open to general observation," from Old French public (c.1300) and directly from Latin publicus "of the people; of the state; done for the state," also "common, general, public; ordinary, vulgar," and as a noun, "a commonwealth; public property," altered (probably by influence of Latin pubes "adult population, adult") from Old Latin poplicus "pertaining to the people," from populus "people" (see people (n.)).
Early 15c. as "pertaining to the people." From late 15c. as "pertaining to public affairs;" meaning "open to all in the community" is from 1540s in English. An Old English adjective in this sense was folclic. Public relations first recorded 1913 (after an isolated use by Thomas Jefferson in 1807).
Public office "position held by a public official" is from 1821; public service is from 1570s; public interest from 1670s. Public-spirited is from 1670s. Public enemy is attested from 1756. Public sector attested from 1949.
Public school is from 1570s, originally, in Britain, a grammar school endowed for the benefit of the public, but most have evolved into boarding-schools for the well-to-do. The main modern meaning in U.S., "school (usually free) provided at public expense and run by local authorities," is attested from 1640s. For public house, see pub.

As in leak : verb seep; make known
As in promulgate : verb make known
As in report : verb communicate information, knowledge
As in reveal : verb disclose, tell
As in speak : verb talk
As in spread : verb publicize
As in unmask : verb reveal
As in unveil : verb reveal
As in break : verb tell news
As in declassify : verb open to the public
As in air : verb express opinion publicly
As in announce : verb make a proclamation

Example sentences :

Think of it, Madame mere, and make public the result of your experiment!
Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford

At Woodbridge people did not make public messes of themselves.
Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis

I've no desire to make public my life for the sake of notoriety.
Extract from : « One Way Out » by William Carleton

Burrill, it was believed, knew much more than he deigned to make public.
Extract from : « T. Tembarom » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

It is better as it is, for I have nothing to communicate which I desire to make public.
Extract from : « Great Porter Square, v. 1 » by Benjamin Leopold Farjeon

I have no right to make public the workings of the department.
Extract from : « The Mission of Poubalov » by Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) Burton

They have at last been forced to make public confession, that it is a fiction!
Extract from : « Abolition a Sedition » by Geo. W. Donohue

I pledge you now I will not make public the nature of this document.
Extract from : « The Little Lady of Lagunitas » by Richard Henry Savage

"It is a place to make public asses of the people," he thought.
Extract from : « Windy McPherson's Son » by Sherwood Anderson

You are one of the women among us who can make public addresses.
Extract from : « The Story of a Life » by J. Breckenridge Ellis

Synonyms for make public

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