let on vs blackwash

blackwash vs let on

let on is not a noun while blackwash is a noun.

let on and blackwash both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
let on	No	No	Yes	No
blackwash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, blackwash is a hyponym of let on; that is, blackwash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than let on:

let on: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
blackwash: bring (information) out of concealment

Other hyponyms of let on include muckrake, blow, out, come out, come out of the closet, out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, leak, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle, reveal.

let on (noun)	blackwash (noun)
	a wash that colors a surface black
	a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
	an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

let on (verb)	blackwash (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	color with blackwash
	bring (information) out of concealment

Difference between let on and blackwash

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