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Disclose
Definitions
- 1 A disclosure. obsolete
- 1 To open up; unfasten. obsolete, transitive
"The estrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them."
- 2 make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret wordnet
- 3 To uncover; physically expose to view. transitive
"The shells being broken, […] the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty."
- 4 reveal to view as by removing a cover wordnet
- 5 To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something). transitive
"Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose."
Etymology
From Middle English disclosen, from Middle French desclos, from Old French desclore, itself from Vulgar Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere (“to close, shut”) or as a variant of discludo, discludere (cf. disclude). By surface analysis, dis- + close.
From Middle English disclosen, from Middle French desclos, from Old French desclore, itself from Vulgar Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere (“to close, shut”) or as a variant of discludo, discludere (cf. disclude). By surface analysis, dis- + close.
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