disclose

1. (transitive, obsolete) To open up, unfasten.Examples: "The estrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them."obsoletetransitive

2. (transitive) To uncover, physically expose to view.Examples: "The shells being broken, […] the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty."; "And it seemed to me that the dream smote the roof above my bed, and the roof opened and disclosed the outer dark, and in the dark travelled a bearded star, and the night was quick with fiery signs."; "Some [nest toys] open to disclose a set of babies, tumbling dolls with weights, or old men might open so that they could be used as money-boxes."Synonyms: reveal, unveiltransitive

3. (transitive, occasionally intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state openly, reveal (something).Examples: "Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose."; "If I disclose my passion, / Our friendship's at an end."; "Skogan's study is based on weak data. Worse yet, he fails to disclose […] that his data reveal no statistically significant relationship between disorder and crime with regard to four out of five crime variables. Skogan only […] discusses the results of the one test that supports the […] theory"Synonyms: reveal, unveil, divulge, publish, impart, bring to light, imparttransitive