UNBOSOM

unbosom, relieve

(verb) relieve oneself of troubling information

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unbosom (third-person singular simple present unbosoms, present participle unbosoming, simple past and past participle unbosomed)

(ambitransitive, archaic) To tell someone about (one's troubles), and thus obtain relief.

(reflexive, archaic) To free (oneself) of the burden of one's troubles by telling of them.

(archaic) To confess a misdeed.

Anagrams

• sub-moon, submoon

Source: Wiktionary


Un*bos"om, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbosomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbosoming.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + bosom.]

Definition: To disclose freely; to reveal in confidence, as secrets; to confess; -- often used reflexively; as, to unbosom one's self. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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