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unbosom

[uhn-booz-uhm, -boo-zuhm] / ʌnˈbʊz əm, -ˈbu zəm /
ADJECTIVE
unburden
Synonyms
STRONG
clear confess confide disburden discharge disclose disencumber divulge dump ease empty lighten lose own relieve relinquish reveal shake unload
WEAK
dispose of get off one's chest lay bare let hair down out with it shake off tell all throw off
Antonyms
WEAK
conceal hide
VERB
unveil
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disclose display open tell
STRONG
bare betray discover divulge expose show spring uncover
WEAK
bring to light come out give away lay bare lay open let it all hang out make known make public open up tip one's hand
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal cover hide secrete withhold
STRONG
protect
WEAK
veil

Example Sentences

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Rassendyll's job is to rescue Rudolf and hand over the throne, so that he can unbosom himself to Flavia.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was my intention to unbosom myself to him, and seek his friendly advice, but not until a little time had elapsed—not till I had obtained a full éclaircissement from Virginia.

From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne

I decided to go to Worcester at once and unbosom myself.

From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by Mapleson, James H.

Winn had felt it best to keep silent regarding his suspicions of Weston & Hill, but this new development forced him to unbosom himself to some one and he went to Jess.

From Rockhaven by Munn, Charles Clark

"Ah! but one never knows whence help may come," she replied; and the gentle earnestness with which she spoke so tempted me to unbosom myself, that instinctively I drew away from her.

From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

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