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- [ri-veel]
- /rɪˈvil/
- /rɪˈviːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-veel]
- /rɪˈvil/
Definitions of reveal word
- verb with object reveal to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret. 1
- verb with object reveal to lay open to view; display; exhibit. 1
- noun reveal an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure. 1
- noun reveal Architecture. the part of the jamb of a window or door opening between the outer wall surface and the window or door frame. the whole jamb of an opening between the outer and inner surfaces of a wall. 1
- noun reveal the framework or edge of an automobile window. 1
- transitive verb reveal show 1
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Origin of reveal
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; (v.) Middle English revelen < Middle French reveler < Latin revēlāre to unveil (see re-, veil); (in defs 4, 5) derivative of obsolete revale to lower < Old French revaler (re- re- + (a)valer to lower, verbal derivative of the phrase à val down; see vale)
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Parts of speech for Reveal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reveal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
reveal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reveal
verb reveal
- acquaint — If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
- admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
- allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
adj reveal
- dumper — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
adverb reveal
- noncommittally — not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.
Antonyms for reveal
verb reveal
- antiqued — An antiqued object is modern but has been made to look like an antique.
- antiquing — of or belonging to the past; not modern.
- apparelled — clothing, especially outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.
- aurify — to turn into gold
- beat off — to drive back; repel
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