make public
make public — idiom
1. to let everyone know information that was previously kept secret or private, so
to let everyone know information that was previously kept secret or private, so that it is no longer hidden from the public
The journalist Folake decided to make the company's financial records public.
make + [financial records] + public — object between make and public
The county government refused to make the water-test report public despite pressure from residents.
refuse to make + [something] + public — common collocation
After years of secrecy, museum director Esme made the old letters public at the conference.
Shirin asked the local newspaper not to make her name public after the car accident.
The research team voted to make the clinical-trial findings public at the next meeting.
- reveal
most general, neutral register
- disclose
formal; often about official or legally protected information
- bring to light
suggests the information was deliberately hidden or unknown
- make known
slightly less emphatic than 'make public'
文法句型
make + noun phrase + public
用法筆記
The object of this phrase is placed between 'make' and 'public': make the report public (not ❌ 'make public the report', though this word order is possible when the object is very long).