unsecret

English

Etymology

un- + secret

Adjective

unsecret (comparative more unsecret, superlative most unsecret)

  1. Not secret.
    • 2007 September 22, Kelefa Sanneh, “Finnish Folk-Metal, in Swedish, Plus Trolls”, in New York Times:
      They call it B. B. King Blues Club & Grill, and on Thursday night this unsecret hideout was invaded by trolls.
  2. (archaic) Not close; not trusty.
    • William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act 3
      Who shall be true to us
      When we are so unsecret to ourselves?

Verb

unsecret (third-person singular simple present unsecrets, present participle unsecreting, simple past and past participle unsecreted)

  1. (transitive) To disclose; to divulge.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
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