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/dɪsklˈoʊz/ Listen

verb

Disclose v. t. (past & past part. disclosed; pres. part. disclosing)

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."

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."

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!" "Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose."

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."

Synonyms: To uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell; utter.

noun

Disclose n. Disclosure. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Disclose'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... lived happily together, in a fine house, a tortoise-shell Cat and a pretty white Dog: the Cat's name was Tittums; the Dog's, Fido. In course of time the pretty Dog fell in love with the Cat, and only waited for a good chance to disclose his affections. This came one day, when Tittums had put her paws on the fender, dropped her head a little on one side, half closed her eyes, and seemed thinking of nothing at all. Then Fido, who lay stretched at full length upon the hearth-rug, looked steadfastly at her, ...

— The Faithless Parrot • Charles H. Bennett

... mental deficiency in the offender. For years Public Health officials have concerned themselves only with the disorders of physical health; but now they are realizing the significance of mental health also. The work in Oregon constitutes the first state-wide survey which even begins to disclose the enormous drain on a state, caused by mental defects. One of the objects of the work was to obtain for the people of Oregon an idea of the problem that confronted them and the heavy annual loss, both economic and industrial, that it entailed. Another was to enable the legislators to devise ...

— The Pivot of Civilization • Margaret Sanger

... hill on the chance that the view from its summit might disclose some sign of human habitation—a herd, a sheep-cote, a cottage perhaps. But he could ...

— On the Art of Writing - Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 • Arthur Quiller-Couch

... who all their bloom disclose, The Spanish Jas'min, or the British Rose? Arriv'd at full perfection, charm the sense, Whilst the young blossoms gradual sweets dispense. The eldest born, with almost equal pride; The next appears in fainter colours dy'd: New op'ning buds, as less in debt to time, Wait to perform ...

— The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) - Vol. IV • Theophilus Cibber

... miles off—business it was requisite he should settle in person, previous to his meditated departure from England. I waited now his return; eager to disburthen my mind, and to seek of him the solution of the enigma that perplexed me. Stay till he comes, reader; and, when I disclose my secret to him, you ...

— Jane Eyre - an Autobiography • Charlotte Bronte

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