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disclose.

To open up; unfasten.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪsˈkləʊz/
  1. To open up; unfasten.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To uncover; physically expose to view.

    transitive
  3. To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English disclosen, from Middle French desclos, from Old French desclore, itself from Vulgar Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere (“to close, shut”) or as a variant of discludo, discludere (cf. disclude). By surface analysis, dis- + close.

noun/dɪsˈkləʊz/
  1. A disclosure.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English disclosen, from Middle French desclos, from Old French desclore, itself from Vulgar Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere (“to close, shut”) or as a variant of discludo, discludere (cf. disclude). By surface analysis, dis- + close.

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