reveal
To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden or unknownTo uncover; to show and display that which was hidden or unknown.
» I threatened to reveal his secret.
Я угрожал раскрыть его секрет. — Balamax
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2 senses(transitive)To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden or unknown.
c. 1625, Edmund Waller, Of the Danger His Majesty (being Prince) Escaped in the Road at St Andero Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown, / She might not, would not, yet reveal her own.
enthüllen
выявля́тьvyjavljátʹ, раскрыва́тьraskryvátʹ, пока́зыватьpokázyvatʹ
розкриватиrozkryvaty, виявлятиvyjavljaty, показуватиpokazuvaty
(transitive)To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.
offenbaren
- disclose directly or through prophets
- make manifest
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Examples
520 sentencesI threatened to reveal his secret.
ruЯ угрожал раскрыть его секрет. — Balamax
He revealed the secret to her.
ruОн открыл ей свой секрет. — marafon
All their secrets have been revealed.
deAlle ihre Geheimnisse wurden enthüllt. — Dejo
She revealed her secret to us.
ruОна раскрыла нам свой секрет. — odexed
She revealed the secret to him.
ruОна открыла ему секрет. — mrtaistoi
deSie offenbarte ihm das Geheimnis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English revēlen, from Old French reveler, from Latin revēlāre (“to reveal, uncFrom 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)).
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Forms
reveals, revealing, revealed, revealedSynonyms
32 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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