VERB | communication | muckrake | explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures |
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Sounds | mah'krey.k | |
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Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... |
Meaning | explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Broader | unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
Spanish | escandalizar | |
Nouns | muckraker | one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) |
muckraking | the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures) |
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