Question of the Day #195

"Sens. Cotton and Perdue are outed for lying on Trump's behalf"
From the headline of this article at the Washington Post.

上記の文で、out の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "out" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


～を暴露する

が一番いいでしょう。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to identify publicly as being such secretly

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

「公に晒す、暴露する、知らせる」という意味は、１４世紀半ばから

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

sense of "disclose to public view, reveal, make known" has been present since mid-14c.

Examples

• a gay actor who was outed in a magazine article
• He is threatening to out other players who have used steroids.
• "At the same time, Sherman’s stunning fall from grace has underscored the muscular role of the anonymous activists known as antifa in not only tracking and outing far-right partisans but pushing back on their efforts to intimidate people." — OregonLive.com, "Emboldened white nationalists? Look no further than this liberal Oregon college town," 29 Dec. 2017
• Lots of people are now wondering: Who’s next — and what should happen to the men being outed as boors or more? — Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, "Are Sen. Daylin Leach, Rep. Tom Caltagirone the first #metoo dominoes to fall in Pennsylvania? | Maria Panaritis," 20 Dec. 2017
• The depressingly lengthy list of celebrities and government officials and businessmen to be publicly shamed just since media mogul Harvey Weinstein was outed is mind-boggling. — Paul Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, "Left squanders outrage on the tweets of Trump," 16 Dec. 2017