reveal
re·veal (ri vēl′)
transitive verb
- to make known (something hidden or kept secret); disclose; divulge
- to expose to view; show; exhibit; display
- Theol. to make known by supernatural or divine means
Etymology: ME revelen < OFr reveler < L revelare, lit., to draw back the veil < re-, back + velum, veil
Related Forms:
- revealable re·veal′·able adjective
- revealment re·veal′·ment noun
re·veal (ri vēl′)
noun
- that part of the side of an opening for a window or door which is between the outer edge of the opening and the frame of the window or door
- the entire side of such an opening; jamb
Etymology: < ME revalen, to bring down < MFr revaler < re-, back + avaler, to lower < aval, downward < à (L ad, to) + val, vale
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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