to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
to cause to appear; allow to be seen; lay open to view: In spring the violets disclose their fragrant petals.
Obsolete. to open up; unfold.
noun
Obsolete. disclosure.
Origin of disclose
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English disclosen, desclosen, from Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, equivalent to des-dis-1 + clore “to close,” from Latin claudere;see close
SYNONYMS FOR disclose
1 show, tell, unveil.
2 expose.
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ANTONYMS FOR disclose
1 conceal.
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synonym study for disclose
1. See reveal.
OTHER WORDS FROM disclose
dis·clos·er,nounpre·dis·close,verb (used with object),pre·dis·closed,pre·dis·clos·ing.self-dis·closed,adjectiveun·dis·closed,adjective
The groups, nonprofits exempt from paying taxes, are not required to disclose their donors in Kansas and most other states.
Millions in Dark Money Has Taken Over the Airwaves in Kansas|Center for Public Integrity|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Copyright proprietors should not be required to disclose it otherwise, satisfying the curiosity of business rivals and others.
Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright|United States Committee on Patents
But, Davey, if in the future anything should disclose the truth, might Ken not resent?
The Shield of Silence|Harriet T. Comstock
He believed in the golden principle of keeping his business to himself until it became absolutely necessary to disclose it.
The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler|Francis W. Doughty
I waited on; and though pained and sickened, like a true woman I never allowed my tongue to disclose the anguish I suffered.
Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches|George P. Goff
Degrees of unrest we felt, but the actual thing did not disclose itself.