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. Disclosure. [Obs.] Shak. Young.
Dis*closed" (?), p. a. (Her.) Represented with wings expanded; -- applied to doves and other birds not of prey. Cussans.
Dis*clos"er (?), n. One who discloses.
Dis*clo"sure (?; 135), n. [See Disclose, v. t., and cf. Closure.] 1. The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light; exposure.
He feels it [his secret] beating at his heart, rising to his throat, and demanding disclosure.