pre-reveal
verb (used with object)
1.
to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
2.
to lay open to view; display; exhibit.
noun
3.
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
4.
Architecture.
a.
the part of the jamb of a window or door opening between the outer wall surface and the window or door frame.
b.
the whole jamb of an opening between the outer and inner surfaces of a wall.
5.
the framework or edge of an automobile window.
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Origin:
1325–75; (v.) Middle English revelen < Middle French reveler < Latin revēlāre to unveil (see re-, veil); (in defs 4 and 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)
1325–75; (v.) Middle English revelen < Middle French reveler < Latin revēlāre to unveil (see re-, veil); (in defs 4 and 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)
Related forms
re·veal·a·ble, adjective
re·veal·a·bil·i·ty, re·veal·a·ble·ness, noun
lɪd re·veal·er, noun
re·veal·ing·ly, adverb
re·veal·ing·ness, noun
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
Synonyms
1, 2. unveil, publish, impart, tell, announce, proclaim. Reveal, disclose, divulge share the meaning of making known something previously concealed or secret. To reveal is to uncover as if by drawing away a veil: The fog lifted and revealed the harbor. To disclose is to lay open and thereby invite inspection: to disclose the plans of an organization. To divulge is to communicate, sometimes to a large number of people, what was at first intended to be private, confidential, or secret: to divulge the terms of a contract.
1, 2. unveil, publish, impart, tell, announce, proclaim. Reveal, disclose, divulge share the meaning of making known something previously concealed or secret. To reveal is to uncover as if by drawing away a veil: The fog lifted and revealed the harbor. To disclose is to lay open and thereby invite inspection: to disclose the plans of an organization. To divulge is to communicate, sometimes to a large number of people, what was at first intended to be private, confidential, or secret: to divulge the terms of a contract.
Antonyms
1, 2. conceal, hide.
1, 2. conceal, hide.
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reveal (rɪˈviːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to disclose (a secret); divulge |
| 2. | to expose to view or show (something concealed) |
| 3. | (of God) to disclose (divine truths) either directly or through the medium of prophets, etc |
| —n | |
| 4. | 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 |
| [C14: from Old French reveler, from Latin revēlāre to unveil, from | |
| re'vealable | |
| —adj | |
| reveala'bility | |
| —n | |
| re'vealer | |
| —n | |
| re'vealment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
reveal
late 14c., from O.Fr. reveler (14c.), from L. revelare "reveal, uncover, disclose," lit. "unveil," from re- "opposite of" + velare "to cover, veil," from velum "a veil" (see veil). Revealed religion, as opposed to natural religion, is attested from 1719.
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