reveal

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UK /ɹɪˈviːl/ US /ɹɪˈvil/

noun 2verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

able, classified, effective, own, polite, reluctant, secret, threatened

She was reluctant to reveal her true feelings about the situation.

VERB + REVEAL

account, came, can't, chart, decided, didn't, hands, marks

The investigation came reveal some shocking details about what happened that night.

REVEAL + NOUN

confidences, emotions, identity, information, inward, knowledge, mysteries, pope's

She revealed her identity to the police after witnessing the crime.

PREP.

The detective revealed the suspect's identity on live television last night.

ADV.

really, such, then

The investigation really revealed how much corruption had been hiding in plain sight.

Definitions

noun

The outer side of a window or door frame.

The building has a one-story rusticated limestone base and a canopied entrance with a doorman beneath an attractive, rusticated limestone window reveal on the second floor and a very impressive and ornate limestone window reveal on the third floor flanked by female figureshttps://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/carnegie-hill/1105-park-avenue/review/7216.

A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden in the scene or story.

The comedian had been telling us about his sleep being disturbed by noise. Then came the reveal: he was sleeping on a bed in a department store.

A simple dolly or crane move can be used for an effective reveal. A subject fills the frame, then with a move, something else is revealed.

verb

To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.

c. 1625, Edmund Waller, Of the Danger His Majesty (being Prince) Escaped in the Road at St Andero Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown, / She might not, would not, yet reveal her own.

The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.

To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — make known to the public information that was previously kno

verb — make visible

unveil

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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The comedian had been telling us about his sleep being disturbed by noise. Then came the reveal: he was sleeping on a bed in a department store.

Wiktionary

A simple dolly or crane move can be used for an effective reveal. A subject fills the frame, then with a move, something else is revealed.

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c. 1625, Edmund Waller, Of the Danger His Majesty (being Prince) Escaped in the Road at St Andero Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown, / She might not, would not, yet reveal her own.

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The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.

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It is not ethical for a doctor to reveal confidences.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, reveal is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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