disclo

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disclosed p. pr. & vb. n. Disclosing. ] [ OE. desclosen, disclosen, fr. disclos, desclos, not shut in, open, OF. desclos, p. p. of desclore to open, F. déclore; pref. des- (L. dis-) + clore to shut, fr. L. claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Disclusion. ] 1. To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from inclosure; to uncover. [ 1913 Webster ]

The shells being broken, . . . the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To lay open or expose to view; to cause to appear; to bring to light; to reveal. [ 1913 Webster ]

How softly on the Spanish shore she plays,
Disclosing rock, and slope, and forest brown! Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To make known, as that which has been kept secret or hidden; to reveal; to expose; as, events have disclosed his designs. [ 1913 Webster ]

If I disclose my passion,
Our friendship 's an end. Addison.

Syn. -- To uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell; utter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Disclosure. [ Obs. ] Shak. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. (Her.) Represented with wings expanded; -- applied to doves and other birds not of prey. Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who discloses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Disclose, v. t., and cf. Closure. ] 1. The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light; exposure. [ 1913 Webster ]

He feels it [ his secret ] beating at his heart, rising to his throat, and demanding disclosure. D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is disclosed or revealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Were the disclosures of 1695 forgotten? Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To clear from clouds. [ Archaic ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]