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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•clos•ing (di sklō′zing),USA pronunciation adj. - Dentistryindicating or involving a substance used to reveal the presence of plaque on the teeth by staining the plaque.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•close /dɪˈskloʊz/USA pronunciation v., -closed, -clos•ing. - to make known;
reveal: [~ + object]to disclose a secret.[~ + (that) clause]The company disclosed that it had lost money on the deal. - to lay open to view:[~ + object]In spring the flowers disclose their colors.
See -clos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•close (di sklōz′),USA pronunciation v., -closed, -clos•ing, n. v.t. - to make known;
reveal or uncover:to disclose a secret. - to cause to appear;
allow to be seen; lay open to view:In spring the violets disclose their fragrant petals. - [Obs.]to open up;
unfold. n. - [Obs.]disclosure.
- Latin claudere; see close
- Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + clore to close
- Middle English disclosen, desclosen 1350–1400
dis•clos′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged show, tell, unveil. See reveal.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expose.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conceal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: disclose /dɪsˈkləʊz/ vb (transitive)- to make (information) known
- to allow to be seen; lay bare
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