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Unbosom — Un*bos om, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbosomed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unbosoming}.] [1st pref. un + bosom.] To disclose freely; to reveal in confidence, as secrets; to confess; often used reflexively; as, to unbosom one s self. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unbosom — [unbooz′əm] vt. [ UN + BOSOM] to give vent to (feelings, secrets, etc.); tell; reveal vi. to reveal what one feels, knows, etc. unbosom oneself to tell or reveal one s feelings, secrets, etc … English World dictionary
unbosom — index divulge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unbosom — Date: circa 1595 transitive verb 1. to give expression to ; disclose, reveal 2. to disclose the thoughts or feelings of (oneself) intransitive verb to unbosom oneself … New Collegiate Dictionary
unbosom — unbosomer, n. /un booz euhm, booh zeuhm/, v.t. 1. to disclose (a confidence, secret, etc.). v.i. 2. to disclose one s thoughts, feelings, or the like, esp. in confidence. 3. unbosom oneself, to disclose one s thoughts, feelings, etc., to another… … Universalium
unbosom — verb archaic disclose (one s thoughts or secrets). ↘(unbosom oneself) unburden oneself … English new terms dictionary
unbosom — verb (T) literary unbosom yourself to to tell someone about the things that are worrying you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unbosom — un•bos•om [[t]ʌnˈbʊz əm, ˈbu zəm[/t]] v. t. 1) to disclose (a confidence, secret, etc.) 2) to disclose one s thoughts, feelings, or the like • unbosom oneself Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
unbosom — /ʌnˈbʊzəm / (say un boozuhm) verb (t) 1. to disclose (one s thoughts, feelings, etc.) especially in confidence. –verb (i) 2. to disclose one s thoughts, feelings, secrets, etc. –phrase 3. unbosom oneself, to disclose one s thoughts, etc., to… …
unbosom oneself — unburden oneself. → unbosom … English new terms dictionary
