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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disclose \Dis*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disclosed}; p. pr & vb n. {Disclosing}.] [OE. desclosen disclosen, fr disclos, desclos not shut in open OF desclos p. p. of desclore to open F. d['e]clore; pref. des- (L. dis-) + clore to shut, fr L. claudere to shut. See {Close}, and cf {Disclusion}.] 1. To unclose; to open -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch. The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them --Bacon. 2. To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from inclosure; to uncover. The shells being broken, . . . the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty. --Woodward. 3. To lay open or expose to view; to cause to appear; to bring to light; to reveal. How softly on the Spanish shore she plays, Disclosing rock, and slope, and forest brown! --Byron. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose. --Pope. 4. To make known as that which has been kept secret or hidden; to reveal; to expose; as events have disclosed his designs. If I disclose my passion, Our friendship 's an end --Addison. Syn: To uncover; open unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell utter. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disclosing adj : allowing to be seen; making visible; "the screen fell with a disclosing crash"
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