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unveil

un·veil

UK/ʌnˈveɪl/ US/ʌˈnveɪl/ uncommon

verb

1.

remove the veil from

  • “Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies”
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2.

make visible

  • “Summer brings out bright clothes”
  • “He brings out the best in her”
  • “The newspaper uncovered the President”
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3.

remove the cover from

  • “unveil a painting”

Origin

From Middle English *unveilen (suggested by past participle unveiled, vnueylyd (“unveiled”)). Equivalent to un- + veil. Ultimately from Latin velum (whence also English voile, English reveal, Russian вуа́ль (vuálʹ), Russian завуали́ровать (zavualírovatʹ) (compare typologically)). Also compare typologically uncloak, unmask, Russian разобла́чать (razobláčatʹ) (akin to облаче́ние (oblačénije)).

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