disclose

disclose
I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French desclos-, stem of desclore to open, unlock, reveal, from Medieval Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere to close — more at close Date: 14th century 1. obsolete to open up 2. a. to expose to view b. archaic hatch c. to make known or public <
demands that politicians disclose the sources of their income
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Synonyms: see revealdiscloser noun II. noun Date: 1548 obsolete disclosure

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  • disclose — dis·close /dis klōz/ vt: to make known or reveal to another or to the public Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. disclose …   Law dictionary

  • disclose — UK US /dɪsˈkləʊz/ verb [I or T] ► to give secret, private, or personal information because you must do so for financial, insurance, or legal reasons: »Shareholders are required to disclose their receipt of tax exempt interest on their federal… …   Financial and business terms

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disclose — Dis*close , n. Disclosure. [Obs.] Shak. Young. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disclose — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. desclos open, exposed, plain, explicit, pp. of desclore (Mod.Fr. déclore) open, break open, unlock, reveal, from des (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + clore to close (see CLOSE (Cf. close) (v.)). Related: Disclosed; …   Etymology dictionary

  • disclose — *reveal, divulge, tell, discover, betray Analogous words: confess, admit, own, *acknowledge, avow: *declare, proclaim, announce, publish, broadcast, advertise Contrasted words: conceal, *hide: cloak, mask, dissemble, *disguise, camouflage …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • disclose — [v] reveal, make public acknowledge, admit, avow, bare, betray, blab, bring to light*, broadcast, come out of the closet*, communicate, confess, discover, display, divulge, exhibit, expose, give away, impart, lay bare, leak, let slip, make known …   New thesaurus

  • disclose — ► VERB 1) make (secret or new information) known. 2) expose to view. DERIVATIVES discloser noun …   English terms dictionary

  • disclose — [dis klōz′] vt. disclosed, disclosing [ME disclosen < base of OFr desclore: see DIS & CLOSE2] 1. to bring into view; uncover 2. to reveal; make known; specif., to reveal (dental plaque) as by applying a special coloring agent to the teeth SYN …   English World dictionary

  • disclose */*/ — UK [dɪsˈkləʊz] / US [dɪsˈkloʊz] verb [transitive] Word forms disclose : present tense I/you/we/they disclose he/she/it discloses present participle disclosing past tense disclosed past participle disclosed 1) to give information to people,… …   English dictionary

  • Disclose — This article is about a Japanese Band. For the noun, see Disclosure (disambiguation) Disclose were a Japanese D beat band from Kōchi City, heavily influenced by Discharge. Their sound heavily replicates Discharge s style, with an increased use of …   Wikipedia

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