verb
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
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This actor outed last year
• Hypernyms:
↑unwrap, ↑disclose, ↑let on, ↑bring out, ↑reveal, ↑discover, ↑expose, ↑divulge, ↑break, ↑give away, ↑let out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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come out of the ˈcloset idiom
to admit sth openly that you kept secret before, especially because of shame or embarrassment
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Homosexuals in public life are now coming out of the closet.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.