reveal
- revealreveal1 [ri vēl′]vt.[ME revelen < OFr reveler < L revelare, lit., to draw back the veil < re-, back + velum,VEIL]1. to make known (something hidden or kept secret); disclose; divulge2. to expose to view; show; exhibit; display3. Theol. to make known by supernatural or divine meansrevealableadj.revealmentn.SYN.- REVEAL1 implies a making known of something hidden or secret, as if by drawing back a veil [to reveal one's identity ]; DISCLOSE suggests a laying open, as to inspection, of what has previously been concealed [she refuses to disclose her intentions ]; DIVULGE suggests that what has been disclosed should properly have been kept secret or private [do not divulge the contents of this letter ]; TELL1 may also imply a breach of confidence [kiss and tell] but more commonly suggests the making known of necessary or requested information [tell me what to do ]; BETRAY implies either faithlessness in divulging something [betrayed by an informer ] or inadvertence in revealing something [his blush betrayed embarrassment ] -ANT. CONCEAL, HIDE1reveal2 [ri vēl′]n.[< ME revalen, to bring down < MFr revaler < re-, back + avaler, to lower < aval, downward < à (L ad, to) + val,VALE1]1. that part of the side of an opening for a window or door which is between the outer edge of the opening and the frame of the window or door2. the entire side of such an opening; jamb
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Reveal — Re*veal , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Revealing}.] [F. r[ e]v[ e]ler, L. revelare, revelatum, to unveil, reveal; pref. re re + velare to veil; fr. velum a veil. See {Veil}.] 1. To make known (that which has been concealed or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reveal — reveal, discover, disclose, divulge, tell, betray can all mean to make known what has been or should be concealed or is intended to be kept concealed. Reveal implies a setting fofth or exhibition by or as if by lifting a curtain that veils or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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reveal — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. reveler (14c.), from L. revelare reveal, uncover, disclose, lit. unveil, from re opposite of (see RE (Cf. re )) + velare to cover, veil, from velum a veil (see VEIL (Cf. veil) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
reveal — [v1] disclose, tell acknowledge, admit, affirm, announce, avow, betray, break the news*, bring out into open*, bring to light*, broadcast, come out with, communicate, concede, confess, declare, divulge, explain, expose, get out of system*, give… … New thesaurus
Reveal — Re*veal , n. 1. A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reveal — I verb acknowledge, admit, advise, affirm, announce, apprise, bare, blazon, blurt out, break the news, bring to light, bruit, circulate, communicate, concede, confess, confide, confirm, debunk, declare, describe, disabuse, disclose, display,… … Law dictionary
reveal — ► VERB 1) make (previously unknown or secret information) known. 2) cause or allow to be seen. DERIVATIVES revealer noun. ORIGIN Latin revelare, from velum veil … English terms dictionary
Reveal — Pour les articles homonymes, voir James Lauritz Reveal. Reveal Album par R.E.M. Sortie … Wikipédia en Français
