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 Dis·close v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disclosed p. pr. & vb. n. Disclosing.]
 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.
 Syn: -- To uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell; utter.

 Dis·closed p. a. Her. Represented with wings expanded; -- applied to doves and other birds not of prey.
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 disclosed
      adj 1: made known (especially something secret or concealed); "the
             disclosed purpose of their wicked plan"
      2: no longer concealed; uncovered as by opening a curtain;
         `discovered' is archaic and primarily a theater term; "the
         scene disclosed was of a moonlit forest" [syn: discovered,
          revealed]