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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ri-veel
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈvil



Definition of reveal

Origin :
  • 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.
  • verb disclose, tell
  • verb show, uncover
Example sentences :
  • There, I thought I'd reveal the distressing truth about myself while I had you at my mercy.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • If it reveal nothing to be done, there is nothing there for us.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The way seemed to reveal itself to her as they went, and they were soon at home.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • If I be so, I am a traitor to the king should I reveal his secret.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Now, Your Majesty, let me reveal to you the meaning of this mystery.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • For what are the forms by means of which a man may reveal his thoughts?
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • I do not ask him to reveal to me the demonstrations of Euclid.
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • No polishing of sandstone will reveal the mottling of marble.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • For a moment I hesitated, realizing full well what an inquiry might reveal.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • Perhaps his wicked agent may come at the intelligence, and reveal it to him.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

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