Disclose /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Disclosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disclosing

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.

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.

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!

   Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose.

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.

1. Disclosure. [Obs.]