Phrase guide
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verb
To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: encompass
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
To cause a visible symptom, such as spots or a rash, in (a person).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Synonyms: encompass
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
To make (a shy person) more confident.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Synonyms: encompass
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To introduce (someone) to a new lifestyle.
To introduce (a young woman) formally into society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To introduce (someone) to a new lifestyle.
To introduce (a person) to gay life and traditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Qualifier: LGBTQ slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: set off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
Narrower terms: pick up, foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up, raise
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: unwrap, disclose, let on, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tell
Narrower terms: blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out of the closet, come out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, leak, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out, reveal
verb
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: publish, put out, issue, release
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: publicize, publicise, air, bare
Narrower terms: edit
verb
bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: introduce
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: introduce, present, acquaint
verb
take out of a container or enclosed space
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: get out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unpack, take out
Narrower terms: winkle, winkle out
verb
bring out of a specific state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: let out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: let go of, let go, release, relinquish
verb
encourage to be less reserved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: encourage
verb
make visible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: uncover, unveil, reveal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: show
Narrower terms: disclose, expose, excavate, unearth, trot out, unfold
verb
bring onto the market or release
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: produce, bring on
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: offer
History
Analytic form of the earlier outbring.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
