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}]