unveil

[ uhn-veyl ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal: The woman unveiled herself.

  2. to reveal or disclose by or as if by removing a veil or covering: to unveil a monument; to unveil a secret; to unveil a truth.

verb (used without object)
  1. to become revealed by or as if by removing a veil.

Origin of unveil

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; un-2 + veil

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British Dictionary definitions for unveil

unveil

/ (ʌnˈveɪl) /


verb
  1. (tr) to remove the cover or shroud from, esp in the ceremonial unveiling of a monument, etc

  2. to remove the veil from (one's own or another person's face)

  1. (tr) to make (something secret or concealed) known or public; divulge; reveal

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