English Explanatory Dictionary

disclose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To open up; unfasten.
  2. To uncover; physically expose to view.
  3. To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
noun
  1. A disclosure.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈkləʊz/ En-us-disclose.ogg

Word forms

disclose discloses disclosing disclosed

Etymology

From Middle English disclosen, from Middle French desclos, from Old French desclore, itself from Vulgar Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere (“to close, shut”) or as a variant of discludo, discludere (cf. disclude). By surface analysis, dis- + close.

Synonyms

expose reveal make known publish unveil divulge impart bring to light

Antonyms

cover up withhold

Related words

disclosure

Derived words

disclosable discloser disclosive predisclose redisclose undisclose undisclosing
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