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Reveal

To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.

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Verb group 2

Break 84% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Break 84% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Manner of action 20

Babble 76% connected

To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Betray 76% connected

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bewray 76% connected

To soil. See Beray.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Blab 76% connected

To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Blackwash 76% connected

A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Blow 76% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Confide 76% connected

To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disclose 76% connected

To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Excavate 76% connected

To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball; to excavate the earth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Expose 76% connected

To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Leak 76% connected

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Out 76% connected

In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation wh…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Peach 76% connected

To accuse of crime; to inform against.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sing 76% connected

To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spring 76% connected

To leap; to bound; to jump.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Talk 76% connected

To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tattle 76% connected

To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Uncover 76% connected

To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unearth 76% connected

To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to unearth a secret.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unfold 76% connected

To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 9

Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Disclose 76% connected

To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Discover 76% connected

To uncover.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Divulge 76% connected

To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- said of that which…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Expose 76% connected

To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Show 76% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tell 76% connected

To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Uncover 76% connected

To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unwrap 76% connected

To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Causes 1

Break 72% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a causal relationship between these meanings.

Synonym 8

Break 92% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Disclose 92% connected

To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Discover 92% connected

To uncover.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Divulge 92% connected

To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- said of that which…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Expose 92% connected

To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Uncover 92% connected

To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Unveil 92% connected

To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Unwrap 92% connected

To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Near synonym 1

Show 88% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

general 70% interchangeable

Reveal overlaps with show, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Academic alternative 2

Show 86% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

discovery 68% interchangeable less formal softer

Reveal suggests that something previously hidden or unknown becomes visible.

The audit showed a gap. / The audit revealed a gap.
Show 84% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

academic reporting verbs 55% interchangeable

Emphasises that something previously hidden becomes visible.

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