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كَاشَفَهُ

Root: كشف

Form: 3

Full Definition

كَاشَفَهُIII , Verbal.Noun مُكَاشَفَةٌ, [He acted openly with him, or towards him;] syn. of the Verbal.Noun مُجَاهَرَةٌ. He, or it, appeared to him; as also كَاشَفَ عَلَيْهِ; syn. ظهر له.
2 كُوشِفَ بِمَا أَخْفَيْتُ He became acquainted with, knew, or got knowledge of, what I concealed: syn. إِطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِ.
3 مُكَاشَفَةٌ The showing open enmity, or hostility, with any one. [I. e. كَاشَفَهُ alone, or] كاشفه بِالعَدَاوَةِ signifies He showed open enmity, or hostility, with him; and so كاشفه العَدَاوَةَ. See صَفْحَةٌ.
4 [Also Discovery, or revelation: pl. مُكَاشَفَاتٌ: see Hájjee Khaleefeh, s. v.]
5 كَاشَفَهُ الحَرْبَ [He made war with him openly]. (Msb, art. نبذ.)
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