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disclose

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkləʊz/

The English word “disclose” has 4 meanings listed here.

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.

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.

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