unveil

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To show or present something publicly for the first time.

   The company will unveil its new phone next month.

2. 2
   verb

   To remove a cover or veil from something, revealing what was hidden.

   The mayor unveiled the statue to loud applause.

From Middle English *unveilen (suggested by past participle unveiled, vnueylyd (“unveiled”)). Equivalent to un- + veil. Ultimately from Latin velum (whence also English voile, English reveal, Russian вуа́ль (vuálʹ), Russian завуали́ровать (zavualírovatʹ) (compare typologically)). Also compare typologically uncloak, unmask, Russian разобла́чать (razobláčatʹ) (akin to облаче́ние (oblačénije)).

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