v
(by extension) To discuss in the open; to address an issue or conflict that has long been avoided.
v
(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite reaction)
n
(obsolete, rare) One dressed in black; a mourner
v
(transitive) To reveal; to give away (a secret).
v
(transitive) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.
v
To blab; to reveal a secret.
v
(idiomatic) To uncover (a secret or scandal).
v
To break an assurance one has made. (bond, commitment)
v
To break a promise one has made.
v
(idiomatic) To be the first to address or publicize an issue, often a news story.
v
(archaic) To divulge one's secrets, thoughts or intentions, to discuss something with somebody.
v
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To divulge even part of a secret (usually used with a negative).
v
(chiefly Britain) To make a shy person more confident.
v
(idiomatic) To publicly reveal that one is a Wiccan or some other type of neopagan.
v
(intransitive) To come to light; to be manifest; to appear.
v
(informal) To publicly disclose private information without authorization.
v
(transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.
v
(transitive, UK dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with); strive after; try to obtain.
v
(idiomatic) To put oneself in a vulnerable position.
v
(transitive) To find fault (with)
v
(idiomatic) To retaliate against; to take revenge on.
v
(idiomatic) To mistakenly reveal a secret.
v
(transitive, informal) To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.
v
(transitive, figuratively, proscribed) To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
v
(intransitive, figuratively) To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
v
(intransitive, figuratively) To be revealed (especially, of information intended to be kept secret).
v
To divulge one's inner thoughts to (someone), making oneself emotionally vulnerable to them; to open up to (someone).
v
(idiomatic) to reveal or indicate, especially unintentionally or against one's wishes
v
Short for let the cat out of the bag. [(idiomatic) To disclose a secret; to let a secret be known, often inadvertently.]
v
(idiomatic) To disclose a secret; to let a secret be known, often inadvertently.
v
(transitive with on or off) (chiefly UK, informal, figuratively) reveal secret information.
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.
v
(obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
v
(transitive) To reveal (a secret).
v
to destroy (someone) known by name to another in person, especially formally.
v
(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).
v
To reduce the despondency of.
v
(transitive) To resume something that was paused or halted.
v
(obsolete) To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
v
(transitive) To circulate (a rumour).
v
(transitive, idiomatic, informal) To provide somebody information which they have been expecting.
v
(transitive, US, military, slang) To scold or reprimand.
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To not be deceived by something that is false or misleading; to understand the hidden truth about someone or something.
v
(UK, slang) To provide (somebody) with a necessity, or a solution to a problem.
v
(slang, idiomatic) To confess, or to divulge secrets, typically speaking freely and at length after a change of motive or an incentive.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To reveal a secret; to disclose.
v
(informal) To disclose information, especially of a sensitive nature.
v
(intransitive, slang, dated) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
v
(figuratively) To inadvertently reveal any secret, particularly a secret that puts one at an advantage or disadvantage.
v
To reveal a disguise or something hidden.
v
(transitive, intransitive, archaic) To tell someone about (one's troubles), and thus obtain relief.
v
(transitive) To neglect; fail to see properly or adequately; turn a blind eye to; ignore.
v
(transitive, figuratively) To forget a sound.
v
(idiomatic, dated) To begin a decisive action, especially one that reveals one’s true strength or character.
v
(transitive) To produce (speech or other sounds) with one's voice.
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