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let out vs come out of the closet

come out of the closet vs let out

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
let out No No Yes No
come out of the closet No No Yes No
As verbs, come out of the closet is a hyponym of let out; that is, come out of the closet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than let out:
  • 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
  • come out of the closet: to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
let out (verb) come out of the closet (verb)
make (clothes) larger to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
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
Difference between let out and come out of the closet

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