disclose

Definitions

1. 1.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. Woodward.
2. 2.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! Byron. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose. Pope.
3. 3.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. Addison.
4. 4.Disclosure. [Obs.] Shak. Young.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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. Woodward called?
• What is 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. Addison called?