| effloresce | | |
| v. (change) | 1. burst forth, effloresce | come into or as if into flower.; "These manifestations effloresced in the past" |
| ~ bloom, blossom, flower | produce or yield flowers.; "The cherry tree bloomed" |
| v. (change) | 2. crystalise, crystalize, crystallize, effloresce | assume crystalline form; become crystallized. |
| ~ solidify | become solid.; "The metal solidified when it cooled" |
| ~ devitrify | become crystalline. |
| v. (change) | 3. effloresce | become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation. |
| ~ encrust, incrust | form a crust or a hard layer. |
| exfoliate | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. exfoliate | spread by opening the leaves of. |
| ~ spread, unfold, open, spread out | spread out or open from a closed or folded state.; "open the map"; "spread your arms" |
| v. (contact) | 2. exfoliate | cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters. |
| ~ cast off, shed, throw off, shake off, throw away, throw, cast, drop | get rid of.; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" |
| v. (contact) | 3. exfoliate | remove the surface, in scales or laminae. |
| ~ peel off | peel off the outer layer of something. |
| v. (contact) | 4. exfoliate | come off in a very thin piece. |
| ~ chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off | break off (a piece from a whole).; "Her tooth chipped" |
| v. (change) | 5. exfoliate | grow by producing or unfolding leaves.; "plants exfoliate" |
| ~ grow | increase in size by natural process.; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
| spread out | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. diffuse, fan out, spread, spread out | move outward.; "The soldiers fanned out" |
| ~ spread, distribute | distribute or disperse widely.; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
| ~ percolate | spread gradually.; "Light percolated into our house in the morning" |
| ~ creep | grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface).; "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings" |
| ~ bleed, run | be diffused.; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" |
| ~ mantle | spread over a surface, like a mantle. |
| v. (contact) | 2. spread out, string out | set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series.; "the houses were strung out in a long row" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| v. (motion) | 3. scatter, spread, spread out | strew or distribute over an area.; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" |
| ~ pass around, circulate, distribute, pass on | cause be distributed.; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty" |
| ~ manure, muck | spread manure, as for fertilization. |
| ~ birdlime, lime | spread birdlime on branches to catch birds. |
| ~ circumfuse | spread something around something. |
| ~ distribute | spread throughout a given area.; "the function distributes the values evenly" |
| v. (motion) | 4. expand, spread out | extend in one or more directions.; "The dough expands" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ dispread | spread abroad or out.; "The sun dispread its beams" |
| ~ bush out | grow outward.; "the plant quickly bushed out" |
| v. (motion) | 5. rotate, splay, spread out, turn out | turn outward.; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| v. (motion) | 6. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out | move away from each other.; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached" |
| ~ aerosolise, aerosolize | become dispersed as an aerosol.; "the bacteria quickly aerosolised" |
| ~ break | scatter or part.; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour" |
| ~ volley | be dispersed in a volley.; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" |
| ~ part, split, separate | go one's own way; move apart.; "The friends separated after the party" |
| v. (contact) | 7. open, spread, spread out, unfold | spread out or open from a closed or folded state.; "open the map"; "spread your arms" |
| ~ undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect.; "I wish I could undo my actions" |
| ~ divaricate | spread apart.; "divaricate one's fingers" |
| ~ exfoliate | spread by opening the leaves of. |
| ~ grass | spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach. |
| ~ butterfly | cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking.; "butterflied shrimp" |
| ~ uncross | change from a crossed to an uncrossed position.; "She uncrossed her legs" |
| ~ splay | spread open or apart.; "He splayed his huge hands over the table" |
| unwrap | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. undo, unwrap | remove the outer cover or wrapping of.; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel" |
| ~ uncover, expose | remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body.; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway" |
| v. (communication) | 2. break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap | 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 won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| ~ blackwash | bring (information) out of concealment. |
| ~ muckrake | explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures.; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking" |
| ~ blow | cause to be revealed and jeopardized.; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side" |
| ~ out | reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle.; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent" |
| ~ come out of the closet, out, come out | to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality.; "This actor outed last year" |
| ~ spring | produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly.; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving" |
| ~ get around, get out, break | be released or become known; of news.; "News of her death broke in the morning" |
| ~ get around, get out, break | be released or become known; of news.; "News of her death broke in the morning" |
| ~ betray, bewray | reveal unintentionally.; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" |
| ~ confide | reveal in private; tell confidentially. |
| ~ leak | tell anonymously.; "The news were leaked to the paper" |
| ~ babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, sing, talk | divulge confidential information or secrets.; "Be careful--his secretary talks" |
| ~ tell | let something be known.; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| ~ reveal | disclose directly or through prophets.; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind" |
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