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to unwrap

to unwrap

2 4.4
To tell people about something secret
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈræp/
translation icon : revelar
  • It is your job to unwrap the data and the insights and present them as logically and with the simplest flow possible.

Examples

  • During the press conference, the scientist will unwrap the groundbreaking research findings to the audience.

  • Training was provided to teachers and administrators on how to identify and "unwrap" priority standards to determine what students must be able to know and do relative to the curriculum.

    Academic text (2014)
  • What made this message so scary is that when people went to "unwrap" the text, they realized the organization had no face.

    Blog text (5)
  • " I am currently attempting to unwrap a particular historical puzzle, and I have need of my volume of Egyptology."

    Blog text (4)
  • In order to effectively teach elementary mathematics, teacher candidates must unwrap their misconceptions about mathematics teaching.

    Academic text (2008)
  • To provide culturally relevant services, practitioners must unwrap the secular terminology used to express the underlying therapeutic precepts and then repackage the precepts in terminology that reflects Islamic teaching.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The documentary will unwrap the truth behind the mysterious event that took place years ago.

  • The article aims to unwrap the complexities of the political situation for the general public.

Synonyms

to reveal
vsto unwrap
2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

does the same public disclosure rather than hiding information
to break
vsto unwrap
  • Literature
3.6

To make news known quickly

is a steady public disclosure, not only sudden news breaking
to expose
vsto unwrap
342 4.1

Reveal hidden facts or bad actions to people

is the general act of making hidden information public
to uncover
vsto unwrap
243 3.5

Reveal secret facts to the public

is the same general act of making secret information public
to disclose
vsto unwrap
234 4.1

To tell people information that was secret

is similar but more neutral and general in tone
to leak
vsto unwrap
219 4.1

To tell secret information to the public without permission

is the general disclosure, not necessarily unauthorized or accidental
to spill
vsto unwrap
164 4.5

To reveal secret information, often by mistake

is the general public disclosure, not tied to pressure situations
to give away
vsto unwrap
114 3.4

Tell a secret on purpose or by accident

is the general disclosure without the promotional or product nuance
to unveil
vsto unwrap
109 4.1

To make something known for the first time

is the general act of making secret information public
to divulge
vsto unwrap
45 6.2

To tell secret or private information to people

is the general act of making secret information public, less formal
to let out
vsto unwrap
32 3.7

Tell secret or private information to other people

is the general act of public disclosure not limited to small circles
to unmask
vsto unwrap
23 4.2

Show what someone or something really is

focuses on public disclosure of secret information rather than identity only
to bring to light
vsto unwrap
20 3.7

To show facts that were hidden before

is the broader act of making secret things publicly known
to spill the beans
vsto unwrap
  • Informal
18 6.0

Tell a secret by accident before others know

is the deliberate public disclosure rather than accidental slips
to bring out
vsto unwrap
8 3.7

Make secret information known to the public

covers the same act but without the introducing nuance
to blow the lid off
vsto unwrap
  • Literature
8 6.8

Reveal secret information that shocks people

is the neutral act of making secret facts public without scandal focus
to let slip
vsto unwrap
5 5.6

Accidentally tell someone something you want to keep secret

is intentional public disclosure rather than accidental slips
to let the cat out of the bag
vsto unwrap
  • Informal
5 5.1

To tell a secret that should be kept

is the intentional public revealing rather than accidental disclosure
to lift the veil
vsto unwrap
4 7.1

To reveal information that was previously hidden

is the straightforward act of making secret information public
to lay bare
vsto unwrap
2 5.5

To show something hidden so people can see it

means the general public disclosure rather than the dramatic opening
to bare all
vsto unwrap
  • Informal
1 7.5

To tell everything about yourself, including private things

focuses on public disclosure of secret information generally rather than personal only
to unbury
vsto unwrap
1 6.5

To reveal something hidden or forgotten

is the broader act of making secret information publicly known
to give the game away
vsto unwrap
1 5.5

To tell a secret by accident and spoil a surprise

is deliberate public revealing rather than an accidental slip
to blow wide open
vsto unwrap
  • Literature
1 6.5

To make a secret suddenly become known

is the overall act of making hidden facts known, not only dramatic cases
to unblind
vsto unwrap
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Reveal information that was hidden during a study or experiment

is the general public revealing of secret information beyond studies
to uncloak
vsto unwrap
1 7.7

To make something hidden become visible by removing a cover or showing the truth

is broader, applying to many kinds of public information release
to open the kimono
vsto unwrap
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To show a company's private information to others, often during business talks

is the general public revealing of secret information outside business nuance
to blab out
vsto unwrap
  • Informal
1 7.9

To tell a secret carelessly or without meaning to

is the general act of making secret information public, not necessarily careless

Antonyms

282 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

176 4.8

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

How Revealed

to expose
146 2.8
to unwrap
2 4.4
to reveal
2.3

Surface Forms

unwrap infinitive
unwrapped past
unwrapped past participle
unwrapping present participle
unwraps third person singular

Morphology

unwrap = wrap (semi-transparent) = un + wrap

Sense is a metaphorical extension ('remove the covering' -> 'reveal information'), which is inferable but idiomatic for some learners.

Etymology

The word unwrap uses un- meaning 'to remove' and wrap meaning 'to cover', and a helpful way to remember this sense is to think of taking the cover off a secret. That's why to unwrap information is to 'reveal' or 'make it known'.