reveal

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To make known something that was secret or unknown.

   She finally revealed the truth about what had happened.

2. 2
   verb

   To show something that was hidden.

   He pulled back the curtain to reveal a stunning view of the sea.

3. 3
   noun

   The moment when something hidden or surprising is shown or made known.

   The big reveal at the end of the film shocked everyone.

Common collocations

• reveal your age Verb + noun

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”)).

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