to be sworn to secrecy

  • 1Sworn to Secrecy — Sworn To Secrecy: Secrets of War (aka Secrets of War ) is a 65 hour documentary television series about military history and the secrets of war of the Twentieth Century. The Series premiered on The History Channel in September 1998 where it… …

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  • 2secrecy — noun (U) 1 the process of keeping something secret, or the state of being kept a secret: I must stress the need for absolute secrecy about the project. 2 be sworn to secrecy if you have been sworn to secrecy by someone, you have promised them… …

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  • 3secrecy — se|cre|cy [ sikrəsi ] noun uncount a situation in which you keep something secret, or the process of keeping something secret: Discussions were to take place in total secrecy. shrouded/cloaked/veiled in secrecy: The Iraqi contract was shrouded in …

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  • 4secrecy — n. 1 the keeping of secrets as a fact, habit, or faculty. 2 a state in which all information is withheld (was done in great secrecy). Phrases and idioms: sworn to secrecy having promised to keep a secret. Etymology: ME f. secretie f. obs. secre… …

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  • 5secrecy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, total ▪ great, strict, utmost ▪ excessive ▪ government …

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  • 6swear someone to secrecy — swear someone to secrecy/silence/ phrase to make someone promise not to tell anyone else what you have told them I can’t tell you – I’ve been sworn to secrecy. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry: swear …

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  • 7Чащихин-Тоидзе, Артём Борисович — Артём Борисович Чащихин Тоидзе (27 мая 1979, Москва)  продюсер, режиссёр, сценарист и режиссер монтажа. Выборочная фильмография Продюсер: Правдивая история. Тегеран 43 /2010/ (совместно с А. Иванкин, М. Тоидзе) «Испытание Смертью» /2010/… …

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  • 8Чащихин-Тоидзе — Чащихин Тоидзе, Артём Борисович Артём Борисович Чащихин Тоидзе (27 мая 1979, Москва)  продюсер, режиссёр, сценарист и монтажер. Выборочная фильмография Продюсер: «Холодная Война Никиты Хрущева» /2008 2009/ (совместно с А. Иванкиным, М.… …

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  • 9swear — [[t]swe͟ə(r)[/t]] swears, swearing, swore, sworn 1) VERB If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry. It s wrong to swear and shout... [V at n] They swore at them and ran off. 2) …

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  • 10swear */*/ — UK [sweə(r)] / US [swer] verb Word forms swear : present tense I/you/we/they swear he/she/it swears present participle swearing past tense swore UK [swɔː(r)] / US [swɔr] past participle sworn UK [swɔː(r)n] / US [swɔrn] 1) [intransitive] to use… …

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