to unbottle

8.1

To express feelings or thoughts you have kept inside

verb
/ʌnˈbɑːtəl/

: liberar

After years of keeping his feelings to himself, he finally decided to unbottle his emotions and share them with his friends.

Examples

It can be healthy to unbottle your frustrations instead of letting them build up inside you.
Unbottle them later.

Fiction book (1991)
She felt a weight lifted off her shoulders when she unbottled her thoughts about the project with her team.

Synonyms

to release

vsto unbottle

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

involves expressing internal feelings or contents rather than freeing objects

to let go

vsto unbottle

∞ 1.4

To stop holding something or someone so they are free

means expressing kept feelings or contents rather than letting go physically

to unleash

vsto unbottle

201 4.3

To suddenly let a strong feeling, power, or animal go free

expresses kept contents but usually without sudden violent release

to unbind

vsto unbottle

3 6.4

To free something by untying ropes or cords

is about showing internal feelings, not removing physical bindings

to uncork

vsto unbottle

3 5.5

To let strong feelings come out after holding them in

expresses kept emotions or thoughts without the sudden burst image

to unloose

vsto unbottle

Archaic

1 7.0

To make something less tight or set something free

focuses on expressing inner contents rather than loosening physical ties

to unbosom

vsto unbottle

Archaic

9.9

To tell someone your secret or worrying thoughts and feelings

focuses on expressing inner contents without the confession emphasis

to unload one's thoughts

vsto unbottle

Informal

4.8

To tell someone or write down your thoughts to feel better

is about releasing or expressing inner contents more generally

Antonyms

to suppress

88 5.8

To hold back feelings or reactions

to bottle up

24 5.6

To keep strong feelings inside instead of telling others

How Expressive

to pour out

Informal

33 3.9

to unbottle

8.1

to disclose

234 4.1

to express

∞ 2.3

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

unbottle infinitive

unbottled past

unbottled past participle

unbottling present participle

unbottles third person singular

Morphology

unbottle = bottle (transparent) = un + bottle

Formed by the productive negative/reversal prefix 'un-' plus the verb 'bottle'; the literal and figurative senses (releasing a substance or emotions) are predictable.

Etymology

Unbottle is made from un- ('remove') and bottle, a container, so imagine opening a bottle to let what is inside flow out. That's why to unbottle feelings or ideas means to let them out after keeping them inside.