un·veil

[uhn-veyl]
verb (used with object)
1.
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal: The woman unveiled herself.
2.
to reveal or disclose by or as if by removing a veil or covering: to unveil a monument; to unveil a secret; to unveil a truth.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become revealed by or as if by removing a veil.

Origin:
1590–1600; un-2 + veil


2. divulge, bare, broadcast, expose.
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unveil (ʌnˈveɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to remove the cover or shroud from, esp in the ceremonial unveiling of a monument, etc
2.  to remove the veil from (one's own or another person's face)
3.  (tr) to make (something secret or concealed) known or public; divulge; reveal

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Word Origin & History

unveil
1599, in ref. to sight, "to make clear," from un- (2) + veil (v.). Sense of "to display or reveal" (something) is from 1657.
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Example sentences
And to stop shoppers scampering off to rivals, it will unveil bargains on
  electronic goods as the clocks strike midnight.
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  new mode of learning about the universe.
Dazzled by the chic, they perch themselves near the heavily guarded white tents
  where designers unveil their seasonal collections.
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