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verb un·bos·om \ˌən-ˈbu̇-zəm also -ˈbü-\

Definition of unbosom

  1. transitive verb

  2. 1 :  to give expression to :  disclose, reveal

  3. 2 :  to disclose the thoughts or feelings of (oneself)

  4. intransitive verb

  5. :  to unbosom oneself

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Examples of unbosom in a Sentence

  1. unbosomed his fear of dying only to his closest friends

First Known Use of unbosom

circa 1595

unbosom Synonyms

Synonyms
bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on (about), spill, tell, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil
Antonyms
cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil
Related Words
confide, share; debunk, show up; unclothe, undrape; advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound; betray, blab, give away, leak; inform, squeal, talk; communicate, impart, relate; acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own; disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth
Near Antonyms
camouflage, disguise; gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash; becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade

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