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dis⋅close

[di-sklohz] verb, -closed, -clos⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
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.
–noun
4. Obsolete. disclosure.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME disclosen, desclosen < OF desclos-, s. of desclore, equiv. to des- dis- 1 + clore to close < L claudere; see close


dis⋅clos⋅er, noun


1. show, tell, unveil. See reveal. 2. expose.


1. conceal.
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Word Origin & History

disclose 
1393, from O.Fr. desclos, pp. of desclore, from des- "dis-" + clore "to close" (see close (v.)).

undisclosed 
1570, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of disclose.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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.
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