unveil
Meanings
Verb
- 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.
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
bare, bewray, bring out, display, expose, find out, lay bare, luster, nake, open, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unfold, unveil
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
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