unbosom
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un·bos·om
(ŭn-bo͝oz′əm, -bo͞o′zəm)v. un·bos·omed, un·bos·om·ing, un·bos·oms
v.tr.
1. To confide (one's thoughts or feelings).
2. To relieve (oneself) of troublesome thoughts or feelings.
v.intr.
To reveal one's thoughts or feelings.
un·bos′om·er n.
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unbosom
(ʌnˈbʊzəm)vb
(tr) to relieve (oneself) of (secrets, etc) by telling someone
[C16: from un-2 + bosom (in the sense: seat of the emotions); compare Dutch ontboezemen]
unˈbosomer n
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un•bos•om
(ʌnˈbʊz əm, -ˈbu zəm)v.t.
1. to disclose (a confidence, secret, etc.).
v.i. 2. to disclose one's thoughts, feelings, or the like.
Idioms: unbosom oneself, to reveal one's innermost thoughts and feelings.
[1580–90]
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unbosom
Past participle: unbosomed
Gerund: unbosoming
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Translations
unbosom
[ʌnˈbʊzəm] VT (liter) to unbosom o.s. of sth → desahogarse de algoto unbosom o.s. to sb → abrir su pecho a algn, desahogarse con algn
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unbosom
vt feelings → offenbaren, enthüllen (to sb jdm); to unbosom oneself to somebody → jdm sein Herz ausschütten
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