To impart information to

• tell

  1. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
  2. To give a detailed account of; narrate:
  3. To notify (someone) of something; inform:

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  1. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
  2. To give a detailed account of; narrate:
  3. To notify (someone) of something; inform:

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• notify

  1. To give notice to; inform:
  2. To give notice of; make known.

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  1. To give notice to; inform:
  2. To give notice of; make known.

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• enlighten

  1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to:
  2. To give information to; inform or instruct.

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  1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to:
  2. To give information to; inform or instruct.

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• educate

  1. To develop the mental, moral, or social capabilities of, especially by schooling or instruction.
  2. To provide with knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose:
  3. To provide with information, as in an effort to gain support for a position or to influence behavior:

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  1. To develop the mental, moral, or social capabilities of, especially by schooling or instruction.
  2. To provide with knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose:
  3. To provide with information, as in an effort to gain support for a position or to influence behavior:

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• apprise

  1. To give notice to; inform:

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  1. To give notice to; inform:

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• advise

  1. To offer advice to; counsel:
  2. To recommend; suggest:
  3. To inform; notify:

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  1. To offer advice to; counsel:
  2. To recommend; suggest:
  3. To inform; notify:

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• acquaint

  1. To cause to come to know personally:
  2. To make familiar:
  3. To inform:

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  1. To cause to come to know personally:
  2. To make familiar:
  3. To inform:

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To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities

• stool

  1. A backless and armless single seat supported on legs or a pedestal.
  2. A low bench or support for the feet or knees in sitting or kneeling, as a footrest.
  3. A toilet seat; a commode.

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  1. A backless and armless single seat supported on legs or a pedestal.
  2. A low bench or support for the feet or knees in sitting or kneeling, as a footrest.
  3. A toilet seat; a commode.

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• squeal

  1. To give forth a loud shrill cry or sound.
  2. To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
  3. To utter or produce with a squeal.

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  1. To give forth a loud shrill cry or sound.
  2. To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
  3. To utter or produce with a squeal.

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• snitch

  1. To act as an informer:
  2. To steal (something, usually something of little value); pilfer:
  3. An informer.

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  1. To act as an informer:
  2. To steal (something, usually something of little value); pilfer:
  3. An informer.

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• sing

  1. To utter a series of words or sounds in musical tones.
  2. To vocalize songs or selections.
  3. To perform songs or selections as a trained or professional singer.

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  1. To utter a series of words or sounds in musical tones.
  2. To vocalize songs or selections.
  3. To perform songs or selections as a trained or professional singer.

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• rat

  1. Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.
  2. Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.
  3. A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.

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  1. Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.
  2. Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.
  3. A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.

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• fink

  1. A contemptible person.
  2. An informer.
  3. A hired strikebreaker.

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  1. A contemptible person.
  2. An informer.
  3. A hired strikebreaker.

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• tip

  1. The end of a pointed or projecting object.
  2. A piece or an attachment, such as a cap or ferrule, meant to be fitted to the end of something else:
  3. To furnish with a tip.

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  1. The end of a pointed or projecting object.
  2. A piece or an attachment, such as a cap or ferrule, meant to be fitted to the end of something else:
  3. To furnish with a tip.

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• tattle

  1. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper:
  2. To chatter; prate.
  3. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

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  1. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper:
  2. To chatter; prate.
  3. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

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• talk

  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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To give information

• familiarize

  1. To make known, recognized, or familiar.
  2. To make acquainted with.

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  1. To make known, recognized, or familiar.
  2. To make acquainted with.

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• acquaint

  1. To cause to come to know personally:
  2. To make familiar:
  3. To inform:

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  1. To cause to come to know personally:
  2. To make familiar:
  3. To inform:

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• notify

  1. To give notice to; inform:
  2. To give notice of; make known.

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  1. To give notice to; inform:
  2. To give notice of; make known.

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• apprise

  1. To give notice to; inform:

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  1. To give notice to; inform:

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To give incriminating information; often used with ""on''

• drop a dime. See syn. study at notify.notify

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• stool

  1. A backless and armless single seat supported on legs or a pedestal.
  2. A low bench or support for the feet or knees in sitting or kneeling, as a footrest.
  3. A toilet seat; a commode.

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  1. A backless and armless single seat supported on legs or a pedestal.
  2. A low bench or support for the feet or knees in sitting or kneeling, as a footrest.
  3. A toilet seat; a commode.

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• fink

  1. A contemptible person.
  2. An informer.
  3. A hired strikebreaker.

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  1. A contemptible person.
  2. An informer.
  3. A hired strikebreaker.

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• squawk

  1. To utter a harsh scream; screech.
  2. To complain or protest noisily or peevishly.
  3. To utter with or as if with a squawk.

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  1. To utter a harsh scream; screech.
  2. To complain or protest noisily or peevishly.
  3. To utter with or as if with a squawk.

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• sing

  1. To utter a series of words or sounds in musical tones.
  2. To vocalize songs or selections.
  3. To perform songs or selections as a trained or professional singer.

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  1. To utter a series of words or sounds in musical tones.
  2. To vocalize songs or selections.
  3. To perform songs or selections as a trained or professional singer.

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• spill-the-beans

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To reveal a secret; to disclose.

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  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To reveal a secret; to disclose.

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• finger

  1. any of the five jointed parts projecting from the palm of the hand; esp., any of these other than the thumb
  2. the part of a glove that covers one of these parts
  3. anything resembling a finger in shape or use; specif., a short strip of chicken, fish, etc., breaded and deep-fried

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  1. any of the five jointed parts projecting from the palm of the hand; esp., any of these other than the thumb
  2. the part of a glove that covers one of these parts
  3. anything resembling a finger in shape or use; specif., a short strip of chicken, fish, etc., breaded and deep-fried

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• put the finger on

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• blow-the-whistle

  1. (idiomatic, usually with "on") To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
  2. (team sports) To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.

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  1. (idiomatic, usually with "on") To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
  2. (team sports) To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.

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• sell-down-the-river

  1. (idiomatic) To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.

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  1. (idiomatic) To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.

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• sell out

  1. To sell all of a product that is in stock.
  2. (idiomatic) To abandon or betray one's supporters or principles to seek profit or other personal advantage.
  3. Alternative spelling of sellout.

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  1. To sell all of a product that is in stock.
  2. (idiomatic) To abandon or betray one's supporters or principles to seek profit or other personal advantage.
  3. Alternative spelling of sellout.

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• blab

  1. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
  2. To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.
  3. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.

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  1. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
  2. To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.
  3. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.

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• talk

  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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  1. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse:
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To imitate the sounds of human speech:

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• rat

  1. Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.
  2. Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.
  3. A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.

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  1. Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.
  2. Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.
  3. A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.

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• squeal

  1. To give forth a loud shrill cry or sound.
  2. To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
  3. To utter or produce with a squeal.

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  1. To give forth a loud shrill cry or sound.
  2. To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
  3. To utter or produce with a squeal.

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• snitch

  1. To act as an informer:
  2. To steal (something, usually something of little value); pilfer:
  3. An informer.

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  1. To act as an informer:
  2. To steal (something, usually something of little value); pilfer:
  3. An informer.

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• tell-on

  1. To inform on; to tattle; to tell someone with authority that someone else has done something wrong; usually somewhat childish.
  2. To cause visible strain to somebody or something.

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  1. To inform on; to tattle; to tell someone with authority that someone else has done something wrong; usually somewhat childish.
  2. To cause visible strain to somebody or something.

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• tell-tales

  1. (idiomatic) To lie, to be making false claims.

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  1. (idiomatic) To lie, to be making false claims.

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• name-names

  1. (idiomatic) To identify specific people, especially people involved in confidential activity, misdeeds, or crimes.

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  1. (idiomatic) To identify specific people, especially people involved in confidential activity, misdeeds, or crimes.

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• tattle

  1. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper:
  2. To chatter; prate.
  3. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

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  1. To reveal the plans or activities of another, especially ones that are secret or improper:
  2. To chatter; prate.
  3. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.

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• report on

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• implicate

  1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly:
  2. To have as a consequence or necessary circumstance; imply or entail:
  3. To convey, imply, or suggest by implicature.

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  1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly:
  2. To have as a consequence or necessary circumstance; imply or entail:
  3. To convey, imply, or suggest by implicature.

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• betray

  1. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against:
  2. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance:
  3. To be false or disloyal to:

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  1. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against:
  2. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance:
  3. To be false or disloyal to:

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• denounce

  1. To condemn openly as being wrong or reprehensible.
  2. To inform against (someone); accuse publicly.
  3. To give formal announcement of the ending of (a treaty).

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  1. To condemn openly as being wrong or reprehensible.
  2. To inform against (someone); accuse publicly.
  3. To give formal announcement of the ending of (a treaty).

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