Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
disclose en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A disclosure.
Forms
disclose en · VERB
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To open up; unfasten.
The estrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
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(transitive) To uncover; physically expose to view.
And it seemed to me that the dream smote the roof above my bed, and the roof opened and disclosed the outer dark, and in the dark travelled a bearded star, and the night was quick with fiery signs.
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 18:Its brown curtain was only half drawn, disclosing the elegant legs, clad in transparent black, of a female seated inside.
1972, Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, published 1972, page 13:The shells being broken, […] the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty.
1695, John Woodward, “(please specify the page)”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […], →OCLC:Some [nest toys] open to disclose a set of babies, tumbling dolls with weights, or old men might open so that they could be used as money-boxes.
1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 166:
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(qualifier:occasionally intransitive, transitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose.
1712 May, [Alexander Pope], “The Rape of the Locke. An Heroi-comical Poem.”, in Miscellaneous Poems and Translations. […], London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, canto II:If I disclose my passion, / Our friendship's at an end.
1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act III, scene i, page 34:Disclosing to a child his or her own HIV-positive status is yet another complicated process. Who should disclose and when and how that person should do it are prominent questions […]
2013, Pranee Liamputtong, Stigma, Discrimination and Living with HIV/AIDS, page 83:Skogan's study is based on weak data. Worse yet, he fails to disclose […] that his data reveal no statistically significant relationship between disorder and crime with regard to four out of five crime variables. Skogan only […] discusses the results of the one test that supports the […] theory
2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order:I feel duty bound to disclose I'm trans. I have a certain emotional investment in the relationship, [so] I've decided I have to disclose, and it scares me.
2013, Anne Cognito, Sunlight in the Darkness : My life as a trans woman, page 100:
Forms
Antonyms
cover up · withhold
Deriveds
undisclose · predisclose · redisclose · undisclosing · discloser · disclosive · disclosable
Relateds
disclosure
Synonyms
divulge · publish · expose · impart · unveil · bring to light (to expose to the knowledge of others) · expose · make known · impart (to make known, state openly) · publish · reveal · reveal · reveal · unveil
Translations (82)
ca revelar (physically expose to view) · ru раскры́ть (physically expose to view) · id menyingkap (make known) · de veröffentlichen (make known) · oc revelar (physically expose to view) · it divulgare (make known) · pl ujawnić (make known) · fi paljastaa (physically expose to view) · ota كشف ایتمك (make known) · ro expune (physically expose to view) · fr divulguer (make known) · ro dezvălui (physically expose to view) · bg показвам (physically expose to view) · es deschavar (make known) · fr laisser voir (physically expose to view) · hu közöl (make known) · bg издавам (make known) · th แพร่งพราย (make known) · hu elárul (make known) · de bekanntmachen (make known) · hu kitakar (physically expose to view) · oc revelar (make known) · id membeberkan (make known) · hu leleplez (make known) · ru раскрыва́ть (make known) · nl onthullen (physically expose to view) · nl vrijgeven (make known) · pt expor (physically expose to view) · hu felfed (physically expose to view) · oc divulgar (make known) · hu feltár (physically expose to view) · it scoprire (physically expose to view) · ckb دەرخستن (physically expose to view) · de enthüllen (physically expose to view) · cmn 泄露 (make known) · da bekendtliggøre (make known) · mi whakakakau (make known) · hu közzétesz (make known) · fr découvrir (physically expose to view) · de bekanntgeben (make known) · ru раскры́ть (make known) · hu közread (make known) · ca divulgar (make known) · it rivelare (make known) · pt divulgar (make known) · ko 밝히다 (make known) · fr dévoiler (make known) · bg разкривам (physically expose to view) · oc expausar (physically expose to view) · ko 폭로하다 (make known) · ckb دەرخستن (make known) · hu tudomására hoz (make known) · no bekjentgjøre (make known) · la ēnūntiō (make known) · pt revelar (physically expose to view) · hu nyilvánosságra hoz (make known) · cy datguddio (physically expose to view) · hu szem elé tár (physically expose to view) · es descerrar (open) · io desvelizar (make known) · bg откривам (make known) · mi tūhura (physically expose to view) · fr révéler (make known) · th เปิดเผย (make known) · ja 啓 (make known) · ro divulga (make known) · ro revela (make known) · ko 드러내다 (physically expose to view) · hu tudtára ad (make known) · la dēclārō (make known) · nl ontsluieren (physically expose to view) · cy datguddio (make known) · hu felfed (make known) · nl onthullen (make known) · pt revelar (make known) · nl bekendmaken (make known) · hu tudat (make known) · eo malkaŝi (physically expose to view) · hu elmond (make known) · fi paljastaa (make known) · ru раскрыва́ть (physically expose to view) · nl ontsluieren (make known)