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Disclose
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Disclosure. [Obs.] Shak. Young.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch. The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them. Bacon.
2. To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from inclosure; to uncover. The shells being broken, . . . the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty. Woodward.
3. To lay open or expose to view; to cause to appear; to bring to light; to reveal. How softly on the Spanish shore she plays, Disclosing rock, and slope, and forest brown! Byron. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose. Pope.
4. To make known, as that which has been kept secret or hidden; to reveal; to expose; as, events have disclosed his designs. If I disclose my passion, Our friendship 's an end. Addison.
Synonyms: uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell; utter.