DISCLOSING
Verb
disclosing
present participle of disclose
Source: Wiktionary
DISCLOSE
Dis*close", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disclosed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disclosing.] Etym: [OE. desclosen, disclosen, fr. disclos, desclos,
not shut in, open, OF. desclos, p. p. of desclore to open, F.
déclore; pref. des- (L. dis-) + clore to shut, fr. L. claudere to
shut. See Close, and cf. 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.
Syn.
– To uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell; utter.
Dis*close", n.
Definition: Disclosure. [Obs.] Shak. Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition