Origin: 1325–75; (v.) ME
revelen < MF
reveler < L
revēlāre to unveil (
see re-, veil );
(in defs. 4 and 5) deriv. of obs.
revale to lower < OF
revaler (
re- re- + (
a)
valer to lower, v. deriv. 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
re⋅veal⋅er, noun
re⋅veal⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
re⋅veal⋅ing⋅ness, noun
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.
Antonyms:
1, 2. conceal, hide.
[ri-veel] 