muckrake vs let out

muckrake and let out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muckrake	No	No	Yes	No
let out	No	No	Yes	No

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

muckrake: explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures
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 muckrake include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

muckrake (verb)	let out (verb)
explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures	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