disclose
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disclose
- /dɪsˈkləʊz/
Rhymes with -əʊz
Where it comes from
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.
verb discloses · disclosing · disclosed
- 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.
- To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something). Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose.
Similar: expose, reveal, make known, publish
noun discloses
- A disclosure.
