0 past simple and past participle of out
1 to publish the fact that a famous person is gay, especially when that person does not want it to be known:
Well, they have not really outed themselves tonight, have they?
Experiences included ostracism, threats of being "outed", blackmail, malicious jokes, threats, and sometimes actual physical violence.
He simply outed all the noble families.
Often outing is used solely to damage the outed person's reputation, and has thus been controversial.
She was fired after being outed as a trans woman by a tabloid television show.
Notable politicians, celebrities, military service people, and clergy members have been outed, with motives ranging from malice to political or moral beliefs.
Many copycats have been outed on consumer websites such as.
People have always outed the mailman and the milkman and the spinster who lives down the block.
