# disclose

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪsˈkləʊz/ · frequency rank #9,034

## Definitions
1. To open up; unfasten.
2. To uncover; physically expose to view.
3. To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).

## Etymology
From Middle English disclosen, from Middle French desclos, from Old French desclore, itself from Vulgar Latin disclaudere, from Latin dis- + claudere (“to close, shut”) or as a variant of discludo, discludere (cf. disclude). By surface analysis, dis- + close.

## Easily confused with
- **dispose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disclose-vs-dispose)
- **disclosed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disclose-vs-disclosed)
- **disclosure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disclose-vs-disclosure)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddisclose`, `dicslose`, `discclose`, `discllose`, `discloes`, `disclosse`, `disclsoe`, `discolse`, `dislcose`, `dissclose`, `dsiclose`, `idsclose`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disclose