disclosev. t.[OE. desclosen, disclosen, fr. disclos, desclos, not shut in, open, OF. desclos, p. p. of desclore to open, F. dclore; 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.)()n. Disclosure.(Shak. Young.)