Bare
Bare verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).
Usage example: finally bared the secret that she had kept to herself for so long
Confess and bare are semantically related in publishing topic. In some cases you can use "Confess" instead a verb "Bare".
Confess
Confess verb - To make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid.
Bare and confess are semantically related in publishing topic. Sometimes you can use "Bare" instead a verb "Confess".
Common collocations
| life | bare life | confess life |
Both words in one sentence
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In the TV series, Clegane instead crushes Oberyn's skull with his bare hands, while indulging Oberyn and confessing his crimes (the only reason Oberyn even got close enough to be tripped is to hear Clegane confess to raping and murdering his sister).
Source: Mutual Kill - While Oberyn strings out the Coup de Grâce in an attempt to get Clegane to confess, Clegane, (despite being exhausted from a lengthy duel and impaled by a spear) still manages to Thwart The Coup De Grace and kills Prince Oberyn with his bare hands.
Source: Hit-and-Run Tactics
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