tell its own tale
verb
Roget 525:
make manifest,
render manifest
etc.
adj.;
bring forth,
bring forward,
bring to the front,
bring into view;
give notice;
express;
represent,
set forth,
exhibit;
show,
show up;
expose;
produce;
hold up to view,
expose to view;
set before one,
place before one,
lay before one,
one's eyes;
tell to one's face;
trot out,
put through one's paces,
bring to light,
display,
demonstrate,
unroll;
lay open;
draw out,
bring out;
bring out in strong relief;
call into notice,
bring into notice;
hold up the mirror;
wear one's heart upon his sleeve;
show one's face,
show one's colors;
manifest oneself;
speak out;
make no mystery,
make no secret of;
unfurl the flag;
proclaim
etc.
(publish)
531.
indicate
etc.
(direct attention to)
457;
disclose
etc.
529;
elicit
etc.
480.1.
be manifest
etc.
adj.;
appear
etc.
(be visible)
446;
transpire
etc.
(be disclosed)
529;
speak for itself,
stand to reason;
stare one in the face,
rear its head;
give token,
give sign,
give indication of;
tell its own tale
etc.
(intelligible)
518.
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Roget 518:
be intelligible
etc.
adj.;
speak for itself,
speak volumes;
tell its own tale,
lie on the surface.
render intelligible
etc.
adj.;
popularize,
simplify,
clear up;
elucidate
etc.
(explain)
522.
understand,
comprehend,
take,
take in;
catch,
grasp,
follow,
collect,
master,
make out;
see with half an eye,
see daylight,
see one's way;
enter into the ideas of;
come to an understanding.
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