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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISCLOSE, v.t. discloze. [dis and close; L. See Close.]
1. To uncover; to open; to remove a cover from, and lay open to the view.
The shells being broken, the stone included in them is disclosed.
2. To discover; to lay open to the view; to bring to light. Events have disclosed the designs of the ministry.
3. To reveal by words; to tell; to utter; as, to disclose the secret thoughts of the heart.
4. To make known; to show in any manner. A blush may disclose a secret passion in the breast.
5. To open; to hatch. [Not used.]
The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the sun discloseth them.
DISCLOSE, n. Discovery.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" [syn: unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out]
2: disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set" [syn: disclose, expose]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French desclos-, stem of desclore to open, unlock, reveal, from Medieval Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere to close — more at close Date: 14th century 1. obsolete to open up 2. a. to expose to view b. archaic hatch c. to make known or public <demands that politicians disclose the sources of their income> Synonyms: see reveal • discloser noun II. noun Date: 1548 obsolete disclosure

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 make known; reveal (disclosed the truth). 2 remove the cover from; expose to view. Derivatives: discloser n. Etymology: ME f. OF desclos- stem of desclore f. Gallo-Roman (as DIS-, CLOSE(2))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disclose Dis*close", n. Disclosure. [Obs.] --Shak. Young.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disclose Dis*close", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disclosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disclosing.] [OE. desclosen, disclosen, fr. disclos, desclos, not shut in, open, OF. desclos, p. p. of desclore to open, F. d['e]clore; pref. des- (L. dis-) + clore to shut, fr. L. claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Disclusion.] 1. To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch. The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them. --Bacon. 2. To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from inclosure; to uncover. The shells being broken, . . . the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty. --Woodward. 3. To lay open or expose to view; to cause to appear; to bring to light; to reveal. How softly on the Spanish shore she plays, Disclosing rock, and slope, and forest brown! --Byron. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose. --Pope. 4. To make known, as that which has been kept secret or hidden; to reveal; to expose; as, events have disclosed his designs. If I disclose my passion, Our friendship 's an end. --Addison. Syn: To uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell; utter.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(discloses, disclosing, disclosed) If you disclose new or secret information, you tell people about it. Neither side would disclose details of the transaction... The company disclosed that he will retire in May. = reveal VERB: V n, V that

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Uncover, expose, bring to view, bring to light. 2. Reveal, divulge, show, unfold, unveil, tell, utter, betray, communicate, lay open, make known.

Moby Thesaurus

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