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reveal

[ri-veel]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make known; disclose; divulge.

    She hounded me into revealing what I knew.

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  2. to lay open to view; display; exhibit.

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noun

    1. an act or instance of revealing; disclosure.

    2. an act or instance of showing or revealing something surprising for the first time.

      Stay tuned for the renovation's big reveal!

      The big reveal of the season was that the main character was the murderer.

  1. Architecture.Ģż

    1. the part of the jamb of a window or door opening between the outer wall surface and the window or door frame.

    2. the whole jamb of an opening between the outer and inner surfaces of a wall.

  2. the framework or edge of an automobile window.

reveal

/ °łÉŖĖˆ±¹¾±Ė±ō /

verb

  1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to disclose (a secret); divulge

  2. to expose to view or show (something concealed)

  3. (of God) to disclose (divine truths) either directly or through the medium of prophets, etc

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. architect the vertical side of an opening in a wall, esp the side of a window or door between the frame and the front of the wall

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • revealable adjective
  • revealability noun
  • revealableness noun
  • revealedly adverb
  • revealer noun
  • revealingly adverb
  • revealingness noun
  • revelative adjective
  • half-revealed adjective
  • nonrevealing adjective
  • prereveal verb (used with object)
  • self-revealed adjective
  • unrevealable adjective
  • unrevealed adjective
  • unrevealing adjective
  • unrevealingly adverb
  • °ł±šĖˆ±¹±š²¹±ō²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
  • °ł±šĖŒ±¹±š²¹±ō²¹Ėˆ²ś¾±±ō¾±³Ł²ā noun
  • °ł±šĖˆ±¹±š²¹±ō³¾±š²Ō³Ł noun
  • °ł±šĖˆ±¹±š²¹±ō±š°ł noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of reveal1

First recorded in 1325–75; (verb) Middle English revelen, from Middle French reveler, from Latin °ł±š±¹Å§±ōÄå°ł±š ā€œto unveilā€ ( re-, veil ); reveal ( for defs. 4, 5 ) derivative of obsolete revale ā€œto lower,ā€ from Old French revaler ( re- re- + (a)valer ā€œto lower,ā€ verbal derivative of the phrase Ć  val ā€œd“ǷɲŌā€; vale )
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of reveal1

C14: from Old French reveler , from Latin °ł±š±¹Å§±ōÄå°ł±š to unveil, from re- + ±¹Å§±ō³Ü³¾ a veil
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Synonym Study

Reveal, disclose, divulge share the meaning of making known something previously concealed or secret. To reveal is to uncover as if by drawing away a veil: The fog lifted and revealed the harbor. To disclose is to lay open and thereby invite inspection: to disclose the plans of an organization. To divulge is to communicate, sometimes to a large number of people, what was at first intended to be private, confidential, or secret: to divulge the terms of a contract.
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Large asylum seeker sites like Wethersfield air base in Essex are set to be expanded under plans to end the use of asylum hotels, the BBC can reveal.

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Imagery and analysis captured on Friday by Umbra Space reveals damage to several parts of a missile complex near the city of Tabriz in north-western Iran.

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They reveal only the address of the agents we've just visited, and that the GHF changed its name from the "Global Humanitarian Fund" to the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" on 28 April.

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Mr Navarra explains that even if facts are revealed and the rift rumours are quashed, "the social media algorithm doesn't care about accuracy - it cares about engagement".

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An investigation by ProPublica in December 2024 revealed that doctors in states with abortion bans often feel abandoned by lawyers and hospital leaders when seeking guidance on how to proceed with patients in emergencies.

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