reveal

[ri-veel] /rɪˈvil/

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.

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.

Origin

1325-75; (v.) Middle English revelen < Middle French reveler < Latin revēlāre to unveil (see re-, veil); (in defs 4 and 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 forms

revealable, adjective

revealability, revealableness, noun

revealedly

[ri-vee-lid-lee, -veeld-] /rɪˈvi lɪd li, -ˈvild-/ (Show IPA), adverb

revealer, noun

revealingly, adverb

revealingness, noun

revelative

[ri-vel-uh-tiv, rev-uh-ley-] /rɪˈvɛl ə tɪv, ˈrɛv əˌleɪ-/ (Show IPA), adjective

half-revealed, adjective

nonrevealing, adjective

prereveal, verb (used with object)

self-revealed, adjective

unrevealable, adjective

unrevealed, adjective

unrevealing, adjective

unrevealingly, adverb

Synonyms

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

1, 2. conceal, hide.

Examples from the web for reveal

These discoveries reveal that the evolution of melanism is not some incredibly rare accident, but a common, repeatable process.
The detailed trial transcripts reveal a remarkably human saint, and the story invites modern interpretation.
It has coasters for eyes and a metal briefcase for a body that snaps open to reveal a bellyful of motors and wires.
Rationality will pour its light into the dark corners and reveal the monsters to be merely chimeric.
Use rhetoric to reveal that all discourse is an argument serving someone's interests.
Others reveal expensive cars, computers and flat-screen televisions.
The fabric is opaque translucent so the taillights shine through, and small motors pull the fabric back to reveal the headlights.
That's because outside the can, the field produced by the superconductor will alter the applied field and reveal its presence.
Either he was not ready to reveal what was afoot, or he did not know.
The diversity of the oceans that the census will reveal exceeds all expectations.

British Dictionary definitions for reveal

reveal

/rɪˈviːl/

verb (transitive)

(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 Forms

revealable, adjective
revealability, noun
revealer, noun
revealment, noun

Word Origin

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

Word Origin and History for 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.