Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Disclose

Disclose , transitive verb

[Old English desclosen, disclosen, from disclos, desclos, not shut in, open, Old French desclos, past participle of desclore to open, French déclore; pref. des- (Latin dis-) + clore to shut, from Latin claudere to shut. See Close, and compare Disclusion.]

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

Disclose , noun

Disclosure. [Obsolete] — Shak. Young