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reveal [ re·veal ]

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rɪˈviːl ]
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rɪˈviːl ]
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Verb

1. Make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

he revealed that he had received death threats

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2. Cause or allow (something) to be seen.

the clouds were breaking up to reveal a clear blue sky

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3. Make (something) known to humans by divine or supernatural means.

Everything is an icon revealing God and indicating a way to God.

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Noun

1. (in a film or television programme) a final revelation of information that has previously been kept from the characters or viewers.

I found not the reveal to be the real shocker, but the last scene more so.

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Origin

1. Late Middle English from Old French reveler or Latin revelare, from re- ‘again’ (expressing reversal) + velum ‘veil’.

Noun

1. Either side surface of an aperture in a wall for a door or window.

A flush finishing metal door/window frame is provided for a reveal of an opening in a wall that has a pair of oppositely positioned wall board sheets.

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Origin

1. Late 17th century from obsolete revale ‘to lower’, from Old French revaler, from re- ‘back’ + avaler ‘go down, sink’.

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