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tattle vs expose

expose vs tattle

tattle and expose both are nouns.

tattle and expose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tattle Yes No Yes No
expose Yes No Yes No
As verbs, expose is a hypernym of tattle; that is, expose is a word with a broader meaning than tattle:
  • tattle: divulge confidential information or secrets
  • expose: 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 tattle include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.
tattle (noun) expose (noun)
disclosing information or giving evidence about another the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
tattle (verb) expose (verb)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly abandon by leaving out in the open air
divulge confidential information or secrets expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
to show, make visible or apparent
expose to light, of photographic film
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
reveal to view as by removing a cover
Difference between tattle and expose

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