society > communication > information > intimation or making known > intimate or make known [verb (intransitive)] > come to general notice (2)
figurative. ‘To escape from secrecy to notice’ (Johnson); to become known, esp. by obscure channels, or in spite of secrecy being intended; to…
figurative. intransitive. Of a thing, fact, etc.: to come to public attention; to emerge or come to prominence, esp. after a period of obscurity or…