disbosom

[ dis-booz-uhm, -boo-zuhm ]

verb (used with object)

1. to reveal; confess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disbosom¹

First recorded in 1835–45; dis- ¹ + bosom

Example Sentences

Disbosom, dis-booz′um, v.t. to make known, reveal.

From Project Gutenberg

If you harbor any secret, Potent to force an ear that's locked to mercy, In God's name, now disbosom it.

From Project Gutenberg