revealment

[ ri-veel-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of revealing; revelation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of revealment¹

First recorded in 1575–85; reveal + -ment

Example Sentences

But whatever it was that Diane could not see was not destined for immediate revealment.

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"Green River," for example, is a momentary revealment of his shy temperament and his daily pursuits.

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This force is the first revealment of an intelligent, ever active, persistent energy, which pulsates through the universe.

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He hesitated, match in hand, shrinking childishly from the coming revealment of his victim.

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My surprise at this swift avowal kept me silent, yet I could not conceal the admiration from revealment in my eyes.

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Related Words

• acknowledgment
• admission
• confession
• discovery
• exposure
• leak
• publication