1. past tense of out; to publicly reveal someone’s private information, especially sexual orientation or gender identity, without their consent
Usage: often considered harmful when done without consent
2. past tense of out; to publicly expose or reveal someone’s secret or hidden activity

Examples

• The journalist was criticized for having outed the politician without permission.
• She felt betrayed when her colleague outed her to their boss.
• The whistleblower outed the company’s illegal practices.
• He was outed as the source of the leaked documents.
• The scandal outed several corrupt officials.
• They outed the spy’s true identity to the media.