Definitions
To make known or uncover.
Word origin
From Middle English revēlen, from Old French reveler, from Latin revēlāre (“to reveal, uncover”), from re- (“back, again”) + vēlāre (“to cover”), from vēlum (“a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning, sail”) (whence also English veil, English unveil, English voile, Russian вуаль (vualʹ), Russian завуали́ровать (zavualírovatʹ, “to veil”) (compare typologically)).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“Even Westworld—based on a science-fiction novel where robots run amok—ended its second season with the ultimate reveal: human beings are simpler and more predictable than the artificial intelligences we create.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Uncover publicly”6 letters
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