See Also: unbosom(dictionary)

silicify (iou) and unbosom (iou)


silicify (iou)



silicify verb. E19.
[from SILICA + -FY.]
verb trans. Convert into or impregnate with silica. E19.
verb intrans. Undergo silicification. rare. E19.

unbosom (iou)



unbosom verb. L16.
[from UN-2 + BOSOM verb.]
verb trans. Give vent to; disclose, reveal, confess. L16.
W. S. Maugham I have unbosomed my soul.
b. verb trans. Disclose to the eye. poet. E17.
verb intrans. & refl. Disclose or reveal one's thoughts, secrets, etc. E17.
C. Dexter Charles..needed to unbosom himself to his brother about some delicate..relationship. L. Whistler He loitered..with some worry to confide, and never did. Unbosoming no longer came easy.