offenlegen

The German word "offenlegen" is a verb that means "to disclose" or "to reveal". It is made up of "offen" meaning "open" and "legen" meaning "to lay" or "to put". "Offenlegen" is often used in the context of making information openly available or laying bare the facts. Similar words in German include "revealen" (to reveal), "enthüllen" (to uncover), and "preisgeben" (to give away).

Difference: While "offenlegen" generally focuses on the act of making information public, "enthüllen" often conveys a sense of uncovering or exposing something that was hidden, and "preisgeben" can imply revealing something privately held, sometimes with a connotation of relinquishing control over that information.