disclose
verb
- say
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkləʊz/
noun
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.
- A disclosure.
verb
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.
- To open up; unfasten.
“The estrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them.”
- To uncover; physically expose to view.
“The shells being broken, […] the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty.”
“And it seemed to me that the dream smote the roof above my bed, and the roof opened and disclosed the outer dark, and in the dark travelled a bearded star, and the night was quick with fiery signs.”
- To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
“Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose.”
“If I disclose my passion, / Our friendship's at an end.”