unwrap (v.)

  1. remove the outer cover or wrapping of; Lets unwrap the gifts!; undo the parcel

    [ Syn: undo ]

  2. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold; The actress wont reveal how old she is; bring out the truth; he broke the news to her; unwrap the evidence in the murder case

    [ Syn: disclose , let on , bring out , reveal , discover , expose , divulge , break , give away , let out ]

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