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come out vs let out

let out vs come out

come out and let out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
come out No No Yes No
let out No No Yes No
As verbs, let out is a hypernym of come out; that is, let out is a word with a broader meaning than come out:
  • come out: to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
  • let out: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Other hypernyms of come out include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, reveal, uncover, unwrap.
come out (verb) let out (verb)
appear or become visible; make a showing make (clothes) larger
be issued or published make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
break out express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
come out of bring out of a specific state
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
be made known; be disclosed or revealed
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
bulge outward
make oneself visible; take action
drop out
result or end
Difference between come out and let out

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