reveal
[ri-veel]
- to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- to lay open to view; display; exhibit.
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- an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- Architecture.
- the part of the jamb of a window or door opening between the outer wall surface and the window or door frame.
- the whole jamb of an opening between the outer and inner surfaces of a wall.
- the framework or edge of an automobile window.
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Origin of reveal
Synonyms
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com1, 2. unveil, publish, impart, tell, announce, proclaim. 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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confessacknowledgeexplainaffirmdivulgepublishtellinformadmitdeclareconcedereportannounceexposedisclosedisplayunveilavowleakcommunicateExamples from the Web for revealed
Contemporary Examples
Back in December, and just in time for Hanukkah, J.K. Rowling revealed via Twitter that there were Jewish wizards at Hogwarts.
The Sony hack has revealed, above all, just how easy it is for this information to get out.
Emails leaked by the GOP revealed that of the 17 Sony execs making $1 million or more annually, only one is a woman.
Exclusive: Aaron Sorkin Thinks Male Film Roles Have Bigger ‘Degree of Difficulty’ Than Female OnesWilliam Boot
December 15, 2014
The pre-war records in Albany revealed a conviction the fellow earned at 16 before going off to war.
Over the course of five hours, a handful of categories at a time have been revealed.
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December 5, 2014
Historical Examples
Never before had he seen his sin in the light in which it was now revealed by God's Word.
Life in LondonEdwin Hodder
Many of Hester's own thoughts were revealed to her that night by the side of the dead Moxy.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
It revealed surely a tender heart, one responsive to a pure love.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Then, the bitterness of Garson's soul was revealed by the fierceness in his voice as he replied.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Something of what was in his mind was revealed in Garson's first speech after Griggs's going.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
reveal
- (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to disclose (a secret); divulge
- to expose to view or show (something concealed)
- (of God) to disclose (divine truths) either directly or through the medium of prophets, etc
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- 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
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Word Origin
C14: from Old French reveler, from Latin revēlāre to unveil, from re- + vēlum a veil
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Word Origin and History for revealed
adj.
1560s, past participle adjective from reveal. Revealed religion, as opposed to natural religion, is attested from 1719.
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