What does reveal mean?
Definitions for reveal
rɪˈvilre·veal
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word reveal.
Princeton's WordNet
uncover, bring out, unveil, revealverb
make visible
"Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let outverb
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
revealverb
disclose directly or through prophets
"God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"
Wiktionary
revealnoun
The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb.
Etymology: From révéler, from earlier revelare, from re- + velare, from velum.
revealnoun
A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden.
The reveal in that movie was great.
Etymology: From révéler, from earlier revelare, from re- + velare, from velum.
revealnoun
The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb.
Etymology: From révéler, from earlier revelare, from re- + velare, from velum.
revealverb
To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
Etymology: From révéler, from earlier revelare, from re- + velare, from velum.
revealverb
To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.
Etymology: From révéler, from earlier revelare, from re- + velare, from velum.
Webster Dictionary
Revealverb
to make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show
Revealverb
specifically, to communicate (that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction or agency)
Revealnoun
a revealing; a disclosure
Revealnoun
the side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Reveal
rē-vēl′, v.t. to unveil: to make known, as by divine agency: to disclose.—n. Revealabil′ity.—adj. Reveal′able.—ns. Reveal′ableness; Reveal′er; Reveal′ment, revelation.—Revealed religion, that which has been supernaturally revealed. [O. Fr. reveler (Fr. révéler)—L. revelāre—re-, back, velāre, to veil—velum, a veil.]
Reveal
rē-vēl′, n. (archit.) the square ingoing of a window, doorway, or the like, between the frame and the outer surface of the wall.—Also Revel′.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'reveal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3549
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'reveal' in Verbs Frequency: #223
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of reveal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of reveal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of reveal in a Sentence
While these disciplinary actions were not connected to the death, they reveal a pattern of unacceptable behavior for someone who supervises youth.
We have planned for it but we don’t want to reveal our strategy, we ’ll handle the late night finals. We did n’t complain and it is what it is.
In Greece, we saw all the data - including debt and budget deficit - changed after the government change, we will reveal the real numbers to the public and work towards a social market economy with a level playing field for all.
Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki:
He wanted this one shot not to be completely objective, so that made it very hard, the shot is sometimes very subjective, so you are feeling what he is feeling and you are watching what he is watching, and then goes back to reveal the environment.
Studying the orbits of these moons can reveal their origins, as well as information about the conditions surrounding Saturn at the time of its formation.
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Translations for reveal
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- كشفArabic
- revelarCatalan, Valencian
- odhalitCzech
- afsløreDanish
- enthüllen, zeigenGerman
- αποκαλύπτωGreek
- malkaŝiEsperanto
- propalar, revelarSpanish
- paljastamaEstonian
- فاش کردنPersian
- paljastaaFinnish
- révélerFrench
- גילה, חשףHebrew
- पता चलता हैHindi
- mengungkapkanIndonesian
- rivelareItalian
- 現す, 表わす, 表すJapanese
- 나타내다Korean
- دهرخستنKurdish
- patefacio, acclārōLatin
- onthullenDutch
- avsløreNorwegian
- odkrywać, ujawniać, odsłaniaćPolish
- revelarPortuguese
- раскрывать, выявить, показывать, выявлятьRussian
- otkriti, откритиSerbo-Croatian
- uppenbaraSwedish
- dhihirishaSwahili
- వెల్లడించుTelugu
- açığa vurmak, ortaya çıkartmakTurkish
- виявлятиUkrainian
- 揭示Chinese
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