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Definitions for Reveal

[1] to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
[2] to lay open to view; display; exhibit.
[3] an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
[4] 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.
[5] the framework or edge of an automobile window.
[6] (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to disclose (a secret); divulge
[7] to expose to view or show (something concealed)
[8] (of God) to disclose (divine truths) either directly or through the medium of prophets, etc
[9] 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

Words related to Reveal

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

Words nearby Reveal

revanchism, revanchist, revascularization, revascularize, revd, reveal, revealed religion, revealed theology, revealing, revealment, revegetate

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)

Other words from Reveal

re·veal·a·ble , adjective
re·veal·a·bil·i·ty , re·veal·a·ble·ness , noun
re·veal·ed·ly [ri-vee -lid-lee, -veeld -] /rɪˈvi lɪd li, -ˈvild-/ , adverb
re·veal·er , noun
re·veal·ing·ly , adverb
re·veal·ing·ness , noun
re·vel·a·tive [ri-vel -uh -tiv, rev -uh -ley-] /rɪˈvɛl ə tɪv, ˈrɛv əˌleɪ-/ , adjective
half-re·vealed , adjective
non·re·veal·ing , adjective
pre·re·veal , verb (used with object)
self-re·vealed , adjective
un·re·veal·a·ble , adjective
un·re·vealed , adjective
un·re·veal·ing , adjective
un·re·veal·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Reveal

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

Synonyms for Reveal

acknowledge, admit, affirm, announce, concede, confess, declare, divulge, explain, expose, inform, publish, report, tell, avow, betray, broadcast, communicate, impart, leak, notify, proclaim, talk, unfold, utter, break the news, bring out into open, bring to light, come out with, get out of system, give away, give out, give the low-down, let cat out of the bag, let fall, let on, let out, let slip, make known, make plain, make public, put cards on table