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Out (Verb)

Be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The politician's secrets will eventually out and that will be the end of her career.
His true intentions will out, and no one will trust him after that.
It's only a matter of time before the truth about the company's financial struggles will out.
As soon as the report is made public, the real reason for the crash will out.
The public will be shocked when the names of those involved will out.

To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The actress chose to come out during an interview to promote her latest film.
He was outed by a newspaper that discovered his personal life wasn't as he presented it.
The rumors that he was outed spread quickly across social media.
She outed herself on social media, receiving a mix of support and criticism from her followers.
His colleagues had already known he was gay when he was publicly outed by the media.

Reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

A prominent businessperson was outed for using undocumented workers in their companies online last year.
Their decision to out their neighbor for embezzlement sparked a significant investigation.
The media outed the celebrities secret marriage to prevent further rumors.
Her colleague was outed for pretending to be a doctor without any proper qualifications.
Someone outed a covert agent on social media, possibly putting their life in danger.