v.
Pronunciation: dis- ' kl ō z
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French desclos-, stem of desclore to open, unlock, reveal, from Medieval Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere to close ― more at CLOSE
Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : to open up
2 a : to expose to view b archaic : HATCH c : to make known or public <demands that politicians disclose the sources of their income>
synonyms see REVEAL
– dis · clos · er noun