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Added 5 October 2026

disclose

/dɪsˈkləʊz/ verb

In Latin: dēclārō, ēnūntiō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disclose at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To open up; unfasten.
To uncover; physically expose to view.
To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).

noun

A disclosure.

Origin

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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