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unveil

Best crossword clue

"Reveal publicly"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ʌnˈveɪl/Part of speech verbSorted eilnuvStarts with UEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. remove the veil from

Word origin

From Middle English *unveilen (suggested by past participle unveiled, vnueylyd (“unveiled”)). Equivalent to un- + veil. Ultimately from Latin velum (whence also English voile, English reveal, Russian вуа́ль (vuálʹ), Russian завуали́ровать (zavualírovatʹ) (compare typologically)).

Used in a sentence

  • A sort of curtain, made of- mat, usually hung before them, which the natives were sometimes unwilling to remove ; and when they did consent to unveil them, they seemed to express themselves in a very mysterious manner.
  • The car company are going to unveil the new sports car model next month.
  • Mr. K. W. C. Grand, Member of the B.T.C., and formerly General Manager of the Western Region, then unveiled one of the nameplates of No. 92220, to the applause of the large number of railwaymen and guests present.

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