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English Dictionary: disclose	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for disclose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disclose v 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" Synonym(s): unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set" Synonym(s): disclose, expose
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disclose \Disclose"\, 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[82]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disclose \Dis*close"\, n. Disclosure. [Obs.] --Shak. Young.