leaked

leaked · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of "leak": allowed liquid or gas to escape through a hole or crack.

  2. 2.

    Disclosed confidential information without authorization.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    leaked to the press — disclosed to journalists without authorization
  • •
    leaked information — confidential data that has been disclosed

Related words

Antonyms: concealed, contained, sealed
See also: leak, leaking, leaks
Synonyms: disclosed, divulged, dripped, seeped

Etymology

From Middle English leken, from Old Norse leka ("to drip, leak"), with regular past tense ending -ed.