reveal1
v.
- disclose (previously unknown or secret information).
▸make known to humans by divine or supernatural means.
- cause or allow to be seen.
Derivative
- revealable adj.
- revealer n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. reveler or L. revelare, from re- ‘again’ (expressing reversal) + velum ‘veil’.
reveal2
n.
either side surface of an aperture in a wall for a door or window.
Etymology
C17: from obs. revale ‘to lower’, from OFr. revaler, from re- ‘back’ + avaler ‘go down, sink’.