disclose

[ dih-sklohz ]
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verb (used with object),dis·closed, dis·clos·ing.
  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.

  1. Obsolete. to open up; unfold.

noun
  1. Obsolete. disclosure.

Origin of disclose

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English disclosen, desclosen, from Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, equivalent to des-dis-1 + clore “to close,” from Latin claudere;see close

synonym study For disclose

1. See reveal.

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Other words from disclose

  • dis·clos·er, noun
  • pre·dis·close, verb (used with object), pre·dis·closed, pre·dis·clos·ing.
  • self-dis·closed, adjective
  • un·dis·closed, adjective

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How to use disclose in a sentence

  • A mirror, turned towards an open door, disclosed the lovelorn Hephzibah in the next room.

  • It was thrown by a very dirty lamp, and disclosed a small court of unutterable meanness and inconceivable smells.

    The Garret and the Garden | R.M. Ballantyne
  • Barr had secured Kaden's homestead, and all this Jack Stewart knew, but had never disclosed.

    The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
  • His mantle raised at the shoulder disclosed a muscular arm covered with circlets of gold.

    Honey-Bee | Anatole France
  • Today most of the clockwork motor talking machines are built upon the principles disclosed in the Macdonald Spring Motor patent.

British Dictionary definitions for disclose

disclose

/ (dɪsˈkləʊz) /


verb(tr)
  1. to make (information) known

  2. to allow to be seen; lay bare

Derived forms of disclose

  • discloser, noun

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