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| 1. | [ verb ] make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | |
| Synonyms: | disclose reveal expose declare discover let_out break divulge let_on impart bring_out | |
| Examples: | "The auction house would not disclose the price" "She won't reveal her age" "bring out the truth" "he broke the news to her" |
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| Related terms: | tell betray confide tattle leak spring blow come_out_of_the_closet spring out blackwash muckrake reveal break discovery disclosure revelation exposure conveyance divulgence expose break | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make a gift of | |
| Synonyms: | hand_out distribute give_out | |
| Examples: | "She gave away her antique furniture" |
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| Related terms: | give share | |
| 3. | [ verb ] formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father | |
| Related terms: | hand_over | |
| 4. | [ verb ] give away information about somebody | |
| Synonyms: | betray tell_on shop grass rat shit peach snitch stag denounce | |
| Examples: | "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" |
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| Related terms: | inform tip_off crap informer fink deserter | |
| Similar spelling: |
giveaway give_way |
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