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   Dis·close

   /dəˈsklōz/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (secret or new information) known: "they disclosed her name to the press" Similar revealmake knowndivulgetellimpartcommunicatepass onvouchsafeunfoldreleasemake publicbroadcastpublishreportunveilgo public withleakbetraylet sliplet dropblurt outgive awayadmitconfessinformal:let onblabspill the beans aboutspilllet the cat out of the bag aboutblow the lid offsqueal aboutblow the gaffarchaic:discoverunbosomOpposite concealhide
   • ▪ allow (something) to be seen, especially by uncovering it: "he cleared away the grass and disclosed a narrow opening descending into the darkness" Similar uncoverexpose to viewallow to be seenrevealshowexhibitlay barebring to lightrare:unclose

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, based on Latin claudere ‘to close’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disclosable adjective
   • 2. discloser noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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