'Disclose' definitions:
Definition of 'disclose'
(from WordNet)
verb
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" [syn: unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out]
verb
Disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set" [syn: disclose, expose]
Definition of 'Disclose'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from inclosure; to uncover. [1913 Webster]
- The shells being broken, . . . the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To lay open or expose to view; to cause to appear; to bring to light; to reveal. [1913 Webster]
- How softly on the Spanish shore she plays, Disclosing rock, and slope, and forest brown! --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To make known, as that which has been kept secret or hidden; to reveal; to expose; as, events have disclosed his designs. [1913 Webster]
- If I disclose my passion, Our friendship 's an end. --Addison.
- Syn: To uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell; utter. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Disclose'
From: GCIDE
- Disclose \Dis*close"\, n. Disclosure. [Obs.] --Shak. Young. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disclose'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acknowledge,
- acquaint,
- admit,
- advertise,
- advertise of,
- advise,
- affect,
- affirm,
- allege,
- apprise,
- argue,
- articulate,
- asseverate,
- attest,
- aver,
- avouch,
- avow,
- bare,
- be indicative of,
- be significant of,
- be symptomatic of,
- bear witness,
- bespeak,
- betoken,
- betray,
- blab,
- blurt out,
- brandish,
- break the seal,
- breathe,
- brief,
- bring forth,
- bring forward,
- bring into view,
- bring out,
- bring to light,
- bring to notice,
- bring word,
- certify,
- characterize,
- chime,
- chorus,
- clear,
- come out with,
- communicate,
- confess,
- connote,
- convey,
- dangle,
- deliver,
- demonstrate,
- denominate,
- denote,
- deobstruct,
- depone,
- depose,
- develop,
- differentiate,
- dig up,
- discover,
- disinter,
- dismask,
- display,
- divulge,
- dramatize,
- draw the veil,
- embody,
- emit,
- enact,
- enlighten,
- entail,
- enunciate,
- evidence,
- evince,
- excavate,
- exhibit,
- exhume,
- expose,
- expose to view,
- express,
- familiarize,
- ferret out,
- fink,
- fish up,
- flaunt,
- fling off,
- flourish,
- formulate,
- free,
- give,
- give away,
- give evidence,
- give expression,
- give notice,
- give out with,
- give sign,
- give the facts,
- give token,
- give tongue,
- give utterance,
- give voice,
- give word,
- highlight,
- hint,
- identify,
- illuminate,
- impart,
- incarnate,
- indicate,
- inform,
- instruct,
- involve,
- lay bare,
- lay open,
- leak,
- leave word,
- let daylight in,
- let know,
- let out,
- let slip,
- lip,
- make clear,
- make plain,
- make public,
- manifest,
- mark,
- materialize,
- mean,
- mention to,
- mouth,
- note,
- notify,
- open,
- open up,
- out with,
- own,
- parade,
- patefy,
- peach,
- perform,
- phonate,
- phrase,
- pour forth,
- present,
- produce,
- pronounce,
- put forth,
- put in words,
- raise,
- raise the curtain,
- rat,
- release,
- report,
- represent,
- reveal,
- roll out,
- root up,
- say,
- send word,
- serve notice,
- set forth,
- show,
- show forth,
- show up,
- signify,
- snitch,
- sound,
- speak,
- spill,
- spill the beans,
- spotlight,
- squeak,
- squeal,
- stand for,
- strip bare,
- suggest,
- swear,
- symptomatize,
- symptomize,
- tell,
- testify,
- throw off,
- token,
- trot out,
- turn up,
- unblock,
- uncase,
- unclench,
- uncloak,
- unclog,
- unclothe,
- unclutch,
- uncork,
- uncover,
- uncurtain,
- undo,
- undrape,
- unearth,
- unfold,
- unfoul,
- unfurl,
- unkennel,
- unlatch,
- unlock,
- unmask,
- unpack,
- unplug,
- unroll,
- unscreen,
- unseal,
- unsheathe,
- unshroud,
- unshut,
- unstop,
- unveil,
- unwrap,
- utter,
- verbalize,
- verse,
- vocalize,
- voice,
- vouch,
- warrant,
- wave,
- whisper,
- witness,
- word,
- worm out