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reveal

re·veal

UK/ɹɪˈviːl/ US/ɹɪˈvil/ common informal

verb

1.

make visible

  • “Summer brings out bright clothes”
  • “He brings out the best in her”
  • “The newspaper uncovered the President”
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2.

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

  • “The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”
  • “The actress won”
  • “;”
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3.

make clear and visible

  • “The article revealed the policies of the government”
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4.

disclose directly or through prophets

  • “God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind”

Origin

From Middle English revēlen, from Old French reveler, from Latin revēlāre (“to reveal, uncover”), from re- (“back, again”) + vēlāre (“to cover”), from vēlum (“a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning, sail”) (whence also English veil, English unveil, English voile, Russian вуаль (vualʹ), Russian завуали́ровать (zavualírovatʹ, “to veil”) (compare typologically)). Also compare typologically English uncloak, dismantle, divest, invest, unmask, Russian разобла́чать (razobláčatʹ) (akin to облаче́ние (oblačénije), срыва́ть покро́вы (sryvátʹ pokróvy) (покро́в (pokróv, “cover, covering”)).

Phrases

  • face reveal
  • gender reveal
  • plot twist
  • revealed religion
  • sex reveal

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