unwrap; disclose; let on; bring out; reveal; discover; expose; divulge; break; give away; let out




make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

Type of:
  • tell

Types:
  • blackwash
  • muckrake
  • blow
  • out
  • come out of the closet; out; come out
  • spring
  • betray; bewray
  • confide
  • leak
  • spill the beans; let the cat out of the bag; talk; tattle; blab; peach; babble; sing; babble out; blab out
  • reveal


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