Word Meanings - DISCLOSE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

not shut in, open, OF. desclos, p. p. of desclore to open, F. déclore; pref. des- + clore to shut, fr. L. claudere to 1. To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch. The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the

Additional info about word: DISCLOSE

not shut in, open, OF. desclos, p. p. of desclore to open, F. déclore; pref. des- + clore to shut, fr. L. claudere to 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. Bacon. 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. Woodward. 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! Byron. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose. Pope. 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. Addison. Syn. -- To uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell; utter.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of DISCLOSE)

• Apprise
• Apprize
• Tell
• inform
• disclose
• publish
• advise
• advertise
• communicate
• enlighten
• Communicate
• Adjoin
• join
• touch
• reveal
• divulge
• promulgate
• attach
• co-operate
• unite
• impart
• tell
• announce
• declare
• Confess
• Avow
• aver
• own
• acknowledge
• Develop
• Educe
• enucleate
• eliminate
• enunciate
• lay open
• unravel
• unfold
• clear
• amplify
• expand
• enlarge
• Discover
• Find
• invent
• descry
• unearth
• ferret out
• ascertain
• discern
• make known
• detect
• betray
• indicate
• manifest

Related words: (words related to DISCLOSE)

• INFORMITY
  Want of regular form; shapelessness.
• CONFESSION
  The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution. Auricular confession . . . or the private and special confession of sins to a priest for the purpose of obtaining his absolution. Hallam. 4. A formulary
• INVENTIVE
  Able and apt to invent; quick at contrivance; ready at expedients; as, an inventive head or genius. Dryden. -- In*vent"ive*ly, adv. -- In*vent"ive*ness, n.
• UNITERABLE
  Not iterable; incapable of being repeated. "To play away an uniterable life." Sir T. Browne.
• DISCERNANCE
  Discernment.
• CONFESSER
  One who makes a confession.
• PUBLISH
  Etym: 1. To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict. Published was the bounty of her name. Chaucer. The unwearied sun, from day to day,
• CLEARLY
  In a clear manner.
• ELIMINATE
  To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity. 3. To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration. Eliminate errors that have been gathering and accumulating. Lowth. 4.
• DETECTOR BAR
  A bar, connected with a switch, longer than the distance between any two consecutive wheels of a train , laid inside a rail and operated by the wheels so that the switch cannot be thrown until all the train is past the switch.
• INFORMOUS
  Of irregular form; shapeless. Sir T. Browne.
• ASCERTAINMENT
  The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery. The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke.
• ASCERTAINABLE
  That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. -- As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv.
• PUBLISHER
  One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine. For love of you, not hate unto my friend, Hath made me publisher of this pretense. Shak.
• CLEARER
  A tool of which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, clears. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding. Addison.
• UNEARTHLY
  Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound. -- Un*earth"li*ness, n.
• ENLARGEMENT
  1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion. 2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind; ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an
• CONFESSIONALISM
  An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith. Shaff.
• INVENTRESS
  A woman who invents. Dryden.
• UNFOLDER
  One who, or that which, unfolds.
• DENUNCIATE
  To denounce; to condemn publicly or solemnly. To denunciate this new work. Burke.
• WELL-INFORMED
  Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelligent.
• MISADVISE
  To give bad counsel to.
• REPUBLISH
  To publish anew; specifically, to publish in one country (a work first published in another); also, to revive by re Subsecquent to the purchase or contract, the devisor republished his will. Blackstone.
• SEDUCEMENT
  1. The act of seducing. 2. The means employed to seduce, as flattery, promises, deception, etc.; arts of enticing or corrupting. Pope.