| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. Archaic. To disclose in a breach of confidence: betray, blab, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil. Informal : spill. Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all. See SHOW. 2. To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study: ascertain, determine, find (out), hear, learn. See TEACH. 3. Archaic. To make visible; bring to view: bare, disclose, display, expose, reveal, show, unclothe, uncover, unmask, unveil. Idioms: bring to light, lay open, make plain. See SHOW.
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