tell vs unwrap

tell and unwrap both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tell	No	No	Yes	No
unwrap	No	No	Yes	No

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

tell: let something be known
unwrap: 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, let out, reveal, uncover, 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)	unwrap (verb)
discern or comprehend	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
mark as different	remove the outer cover or wrapping of
let something be known
narrate or give a detailed account of
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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