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

Imperative
unbosom
unbosom
Present
I unbosom
you unbosom
he/she/it unbosoms
we unbosom
you unbosom
they unbosom
Preterite
I unbosomed
you unbosomed
he/she/it unbosomed
we unbosomed
you unbosomed
they unbosomed
Present Continuous
I am unbosoming
you are unbosoming
he/she/it is unbosoming
we are unbosoming
you are unbosoming
they are unbosoming
Present Perfect
I have unbosomed
you have unbosomed
he/she/it has unbosomed
we have unbosomed
you have unbosomed
they have unbosomed
Past Continuous
I was unbosoming
you were unbosoming
he/she/it was unbosoming
we were unbosoming
you were unbosoming
they were unbosoming
Past Perfect
I had unbosomed
you had unbosomed
he/she/it had unbosomed
we had unbosomed
you had unbosomed
they had unbosomed
Future
I will unbosom
you will unbosom
he/she/it will unbosom
we will unbosom
you will unbosom
they will unbosom
Future Perfect
I will have unbosomed
you will have unbosomed
he/she/it will have unbosomed
we will have unbosomed
you will have unbosomed
they will have unbosomed
Future Continuous
I will be unbosoming
you will be unbosoming
he/she/it will be unbosoming
we will be unbosoming
you will be unbosoming
they will be unbosoming
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unbosoming
you have been unbosoming
he/she/it has been unbosoming
we have been unbosoming
you have been unbosoming
they have been unbosoming
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unbosoming
you will have been unbosoming
he/she/it will have been unbosoming
we will have been unbosoming
you will have been unbosoming
they will have been unbosoming
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unbosoming
you had been unbosoming
he/she/it had been unbosoming
we had been unbosoming
you had been unbosoming
they had been unbosoming
Conditional
I would unbosom
you would unbosom
he/she/it would unbosom
we would unbosom
you would unbosom
they would unbosom
Past Conditional
I would have unbosomed
you would have unbosomed
he/she/it would have unbosomed
we would have unbosomed
you would have unbosomed
they would have unbosomed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.unbosom - relieve oneself of troubling informationunbosom - relieve oneself of troubling information
confide - reveal in private; tell confidentially
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Translations

unbosom

[ʌnˈbʊzəm] VT (liter) to unbosom o.s. of sthdesahogarse de algo
to unbosom o.s. to sbabrir su pecho a algn, desahogarse con algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unbosom

vt feelingsoffenbaren, enthüllen (to sb jdm); to unbosom oneself to somebodyjdm sein Herz ausschütten
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References in classic literature ?
Here, however, art thou at home and house with thyself; here canst thou utter everything, and unbosom all motives; nothing is here ashamed of concealed, congealed feelings.
Of course, I don't expect that he would unbosom himself to any one, but, to tell you the truth, as we are situated now, the faintest hint as regards his inclinations, or lack of inclinations, towards certain things would be of immense service.
Don Quixote wrapped the bedclothes round him and covered himself up completely, leaving nothing but his face visible, and as soon as they had both regained their composure he broke silence, saying, "Now, Senora Dona Rodriguez, you may unbosom yourself and out with everything you have in your sorrowful heart and afflicted bowels; and by me you shall be listened to with chaste ears, and aided by compassionate exertions."
I have thought over it all these last three days, and I have made up my mind that I ought to unbosom myself candidly before you at the first opportunity.
Once or twice Jos had been on the point of saying something very important to her, to which she was most willing to lend an ear, but the fat fellow could not be brought to unbosom himself of his great secret, and very much to his sister's disappointment he only rid himself of a large sigh and turned away.