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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dis·close 
[di-sklohz] Pronunciation Key verb, -closed, -clos·ing, noun
[di-sklohz] Pronunciation Key verb, -closed, -clos·ing, noun –verb (used with object)
–noun
| 1. | to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret. |
| 2. | to cause to appear; allow to be seen; lay open to view: In spring the violets disclose their fragrant petals. |
| 3. | Obsolete. to open up; unfold. |
| 4. | Obsolete. disclosure. |
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| dis·close
(dĭ-sklōz') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. dis·closed, dis·clos·ing, dis·clos·es
[Middle English disclosen, from Old French desclore, desclos- : des-, dis- + clore, to close (from Latin claudere).] dis·clos'a·ble adj., dis·clos'er n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| disclose | |
verb | |
| 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" |
| 2. | disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set" |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: dis·close
Pronunciation: dis-'klOz
Function: transitive verb
: to make known or reveal to another or to the public
Main Entry: dis·close
Pronunciation: dis-'klOz
Function: transitive verb
: to make known or reveal to another or to the public
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Disclose
Dis*close"\, n. Disclosure. [Obs.] --Shak. Young.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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