disclose

[dih-sklohz]

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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.

Nearby words

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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ANTONYMS FOR disclose

1. conceal.

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Related formsdis·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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Examples from the Web for disclose

By April 2009, Obama was preparing to disclose those images.
The Detainee Abuse Photos Obama Didn’t Want You To See|Noah Shachtman, Tim Mak|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All reportedly agreed on the need to disclose the matter the following day.
How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations|Malcolm Byrne|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Super PACs, unlike politically active nonprofits, must disclose their donors to the FEC in regular filings.
Mystery Man Buys Kentucky for the GOP|Center for Public Integrity|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some residents took to the secret-sharing app Whisper to disclose their biggest fears.
‘I’m Flipping Out’: Dallas Residents’ Worst Ebola Fears|The Daily Beast|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The groups, nonprofits exempt from paying taxes, are not required to disclose their donors in Kansas and most other states.
Millions in Dark Money Has Taken Over the Airwaves in Kansas|Center for Public Integrity|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Copyright proprietors should not be required to disclose it otherwise, satisfying the curiosity of business rivals and others.
Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright|United States Committee on Patents
But, Davey, if in the future anything should disclose the truth, might Ken not resent?
The Shield of Silence|Harriet T. Comstock
He believed in the golden principle of keeping his business to himself until it became absolutely necessary to disclose it.
The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler|Francis W. Doughty
I waited on; and though pained and sickened, like a true woman I never allowed my tongue to disclose the anguish I suffered.
Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches|George P. Goff
Degrees of unrest we felt, but the actual thing did not disclose itself.
Incredible Adventures|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for disclose

disclose

verb (tr)

to make (information) known

to allow to be seen; lay bare

Derived Formsdiscloser, noun

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Word Origin and History for disclose

disclose

late 14c., from Old French desclos "open, exposed, plain, explicit," past participle of desclore (Modern French déclore) "open, break open, unlock, reveal," from des- (see dis-) + clore "to close" (see close (v.)). Related: Disclosed; disclosing.