DEFINITIONS

disclose

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

to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
to cause to appear; allow to be seen; lay open to view: In spring the violets disclose their fragrant petals.
Obsolete. to open up; unfold.

noun

Obsolete. disclosure.

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Words related to disclose

reveal, acknowledge, leak, confess, divulge, publish, unveil, discover, admit, uncover, tell, exhibit, own, show, relate, expose, spill, communicate, mouth, unfurl

Words nearby disclose

disclaim, disclaimer, disclamation, disclimax, disclination, disclose, disclosing, disclosing agent, disclosing solution, disclosure, discman

Origin of disclose

1350–1400; Middle English disclosen, desclosen < Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, equivalent to des- dis-1 + clore to close < Latin claudere; see close

SYNONYMS FOR disclose

1 show, tell, unveil. See reveal.
2 expose.
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OTHER WORDS FROM disclose

dis·clos·er, nounpre·dis·close, verb (used with object), pre·dis·closed, pre·dis·clos·ing.self-dis·closed, adjectiveun·dis·closed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for disclose

disclose
/ (dɪsˈkləʊz) /

verb (tr)

to make (information) known
to allow to be seen; lay bare

Derived forms of disclose

discloser, noun
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