To uncover or expose something that was hidden, clothed, or concealed.
From Old English 'barian,' meaning to strip or uncover. Related to Old High German 'bar' (naked, bare).
When someone 'bares their soul,' they're using a metaphor from stripping off clothing—vulnerability and exposure are linked in almost every language because both make us defenseless.
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