reveal

[ri-veel]

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verb (used with object)

to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
to lay open to view; display; exhibit.

noun

an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
Architecture.
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.
the framework or edge of an automobile window.

Origin of reveal

1325–75; (v.) Middle English revelen < Middle French reveler < Latin revēlāre to unveil (see re-, veil); (in defs 4, 5) derivative of obsolete revale to lower < Old French revaler (re- re- + (a)valer to lower, verbal derivative of the phrase à val down; see vale)

Related formsre·veal·a·ble, adjectivere·veal·a·bil·i·ty, re·veal·a·ble·ness, nounre·veal·ed·ly

[ri-vee-lid-lee, -veeld-] /rɪˈvi lɪd li, -ˈvild-/, adverbre·veal·er, nounre·veal·ing·ly, adverbre·veal·ing·ness, nounre·vel·a·tive

[ri-vel-uh-tiv, rev-uh-ley-] /rɪˈvɛl ə tɪv, ˈrɛv əˌleɪ-/, adjectivehalf-re·vealed, adjectivenon·re·veal·ing, adjectivepre·re·veal, verb (used with object)self-re·vealed, adjectiveun·re·veal·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·vealed, adjectiveun·re·veal·ing, adjectiveun·re·veal·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms for reveal

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1, 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.

Antonyms for reveal

1, 2. conceal, hide.

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Related Words for revealing

confess, acknowledge, explain, affirm, divulge, publish, tell, inform, admit, declare, concede, report, announce, expose, disclose, display, unveil, avow, leak, communicate

Examples from the Web for revealing

Contemporary Examples of revealing

Revealing what would otherwise be secret is the business of facts.
On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim
James Poulos
December 13, 2014
It was revealing that protests began even before the film was released.
Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World?
Ted Gioia
November 23, 2014
Hockney is also refreshingly genuine when it comes to revealing another source of inspiration—other artists.
The Many Lives of Artist David Hockney
William O’Connor
November 23, 2014
McDonough, in contrast, sells posters of herself in revealing clothing leaning over a car in a sultry manner.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture
Eliza Krigman
November 22, 2014
That these six eyewitnesses have remained anonymous for fear of their personal safety is revealing in and of itself.
As Michael Brown Grand Jury Winds Down, Is Ferguson on the Brink of War?
Ron Christie
November 16, 2014

Historical Examples of revealing

For once, he was revealing that fundamental egotism which is the characteristic of all his kind.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
The revealing is done by the commentators, who know nothing.
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
With every stage of it Newbury was revealing himself; and exploring her.
The Coryston Family
Mrs. Humphry Ward
It was almost as if he were assuring himself of the safety of revealing himself.
The Law-Breakers
Ridgwell Cullum
And he proceeded very prudently, only revealing the truth by slow degrees.
Fruitfulness
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for revealing

revealing

adjective

of significance or importa very revealing experience
showing or designed to show more of the body than is usual or conventionala revealing costume

Derived Formsrevealingly, adverbrevealingness, noun

reveal

verb (tr)

(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

noun

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

Derived Formsrevealable, adjectiverevealability, nounrevealer, nounrevealment, noun

Word Origin for reveal

C14: from Old French reveler, from Latin revēlāre to unveil, from re- + vēlum a veil

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Word Origin and History for revealing

adj.

1590s, past participle adjective from reveal (v.). Related: Revealingly.

reveal

late 14c., from Old French reveler "reveal" (14c.), from Latin revelare "reveal, uncover, disclose," literally "unveil," from re- "opposite of" (see re-) + velare "to cover, veil," from velum "a veil" (see veil (n.)). Related: Revealed; revealing.