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disclose

dis·close [ diss klṓz ] (past and past participle dis·closed, present participle dis·clos·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·clos·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. tell something previously secret: to reveal something that has been kept a secret

2. show something previously covered: to reveal something that has been covered or hidden ( formal )

[15th century. < Old French desclos-, present stem of desclore< medieval Latin disclaudere "to open" < Latin claudere "to close"]

dis·clos·a·ble adjective
dis·clos·er noun
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