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disclose

[ dih-sklohz ]
/ dÉȘˈskloʊz /
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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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Origin of disclose

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English disclosen, desclosen, from Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, equivalent to des-dis-1 + clore “to close,” from Latin claudere;see close

synonym study for disclose

1. See reveal.

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

Words nearby disclose

disc jockey, disclaim, disclaimer, disclamation, disclimax, disclose, disclosing, disclosing agent, disclosure, Discman, disco
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Words related to disclose

acknowledge, admit, confess, discover, divulge, leak, publish, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil, avow, bare, betray, blab, broadcast, communicate, display, exhibit, expose

How to use disclose in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for disclose

disclose
/ (dÉȘsˈkləʊz) /
verb (tr)
to make (information) known
to allow to be seen; lay bare

Derived forms of disclose

discloser, noun
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