come out of the closet vs let out

come out of the closet and let out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
come out of the closet	No	No	Yes	No
let out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, let out is a hypernym of come out of the closet; that is, let out is a word with a broader meaning than come out of the closet:

come out of the closet: 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 of the closet include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

come out of the closet (verb)	let out (verb)
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality	make (clothes) larger
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
	bring out of a specific state

come out of the closet vs let out

come out of the closet and let out both are verbs.

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