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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Disclose \Dis*close"\, n.
   Disclosure. [Obs.] --Shak. Young.

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.

Source : WordNet®

disclose
     v 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" [syn: {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal},
           {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {break}, {give
          away}, {let out}]
     2: disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose
        to disclose a stunning set" [syn: {expose}]
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