éclore
French
verb
Definitions
- to hatch (for an egg)
- to bloom (for a flower)
- (figuratively) To hatch (to start, to begin existence)
Etymology
Inherited from Old French esclore inherited from Latin *exclaudere, exclūdere prefix from French clore (close).
Origin
French
clore
Gloss
close
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process