English Explanatory Dictionary

reveal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The outer side of a window or door frame.
  2. A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden in the scene or story.
verb
  1. To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
  2. To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈviːl/ /ɹɪˈvil/ en-us-reveal.ogg [ɹɪˈvɪil] en-au-reveal.ogg

Word forms

reveal reveals revealing revealed

Etymology

From Middle English revēlen, from Old French reveler, from Latin revēlāre (“to reveal, uncover”), from re- (“back, again”) + vēlāre (“to cover”), from vēlum (“a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning, sail”) (whence also English veil, English unveil, English voile, Russian вуаль (vualʹ), Russian завуали́ровать (zavualírovatʹ, “to veil”) (compare typologically)). Also compare typologically English uncloak, dismantle, divest, invest, unmask, Russian разобла́чать (razobláčatʹ) (akin to облаче́ние (oblačénije), срыва́ть покро́вы (sryvátʹ pokróvy) (покро́в (pokróv, “cover, covering”)).

Synonyms

jamb revel bare bewray betray display expose find out lay bare luster nake open reveal show uncloak uncover unfold unveil disclose divulge bring to light let the cat out of the bag let on let out make known out spill one's guts spill the beans tell

Antonyms

cover cover up hide

Related words

unveil veil velum voile dénouement plot twist

Derived words

face reveal gender reveal sex reveal misreveal revealability revealable revealed religion revealee revealer revealment revelation
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