Main Entry: come out

Function: intransitive verb

Date: 13th century

1 a : to come into public view : make a public appearance <a new magazine has come out> b : to become evident <his pride came out in his refusal to accept help>
2 : to declare oneself especially in public utterance <came out in favor of the proposal>
3 : to turn out in an outcome : end up <everything came out all right>
4 : to make a debut
5 a : to openly declare one's homosexuality b : to openly declare something about oneself previously kept hidden —often used with as <blew his cover and came out as a CIA agent — William Prochnau>

— com·ing–out \ˌkə-miŋ-ˈau̇t\ noun or adjective

— come out with 1 : to give expression to <came out with a new proposal>
2 : publish