unveil
Verb
Verb Forms: unveiled, unveiling, unveils
- To reveal or make public, often by removing a covering.
- remove the veil from
- "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies"
- make visible
- remove the cover from
- "unveil a painting"
- To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
- to show, especially for the first time
- To remove a veil; to reveal oneself.
Examples
- She planned to UNVEIL her hidden ’ZA’ play once the board opened up.
- The car company are going to unveil the new sports car model next month.
Origin / Etymology
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)).
Also compare typologically uncloak, unmask, Russian разобла́чать (razobláčatʹ) (akin to облаче́ние (oblačénije)).
Synonyms
bring out, reveal, uncover, bare, bewray, display, expose, find out, lay bare, luster, nake, open, show, uncloak, unfold, unveil
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
unveil: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordunveil: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unveil: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary