tell vs let out

let out vs tell

tell and let out both are verbs.

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

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

tell: let something be known
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 hyponyms of tell include digress, divagate, stray, wander, bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal, break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, reveal, uncover, unwrap, spill, talk, air, bare, publicise, publicize, ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, propagandise, propagandize, announce, annunciate, foretell, harbinger, herald, give, impart, leave, pass on.

tell (verb)	let out (verb)
discern or comprehend	make (clothes) larger
mark as different	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
let something be known	express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
narrate or give a detailed account of	bring out of a specific state
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
give evidence
express in words
inform positively and with certainty and confidence

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