unveil
Use Unveil in a sentence
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.
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| —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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Example sentences
And to stop shoppers scampering off to rivals, it will unveil bargains on electronic goods as the clocks strike midnight.
In this book he lays out the case, peering into the future to unveil a dramatic 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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