unveil

v., -veiled, -veil·ing, -veils.

v.tr.

1. To remove a veil or covering from.
2. To disclose; reveal.

v.intr.

1. To take off one's veil.
2. To reveal oneself.

verb

1. To make visible; bring to view: bare, disclose, display, expose, reveal, show, unclothe, uncover, unmask. Archaic discover. Idioms: bring to light, lay open, make plain. See show/hide.
2. To disclose in a breach of confidence: betray, blab, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, tell, uncover. Informal spill. Archaic discover. Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all. See show/hide.

v

Definition: reveal
Antonyms: conceal, hide, veil

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IN BRIEF: To take off a head covering. Also: To reveal for the first time.

Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil. — Kin Hubbard (1868-1930).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afsløre, afdække, vise sit sande jeg
v. intr. - afsløres

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) onthullen, ontsluieren, aan het licht brengen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dévoiler
v. intr. - se dévoiler

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) enthüllen, entschleiern, vorstellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκαλύπτω, ξεσκεπάζω

Italiano (Italian)
svelare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tirar o véu, descobrir(-se)

Русский (Russian)
снимать (покрывало, чехол и пр.), представлять в истинном свете, представать в истинном свете, торжественно открывать (памятник и т.п.), открывать (планы, тайну и т.п.)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - quitar el velo, destapar, inaugurar, revelar
v. intr. - quitarse el velo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avslöja, ta slöjan från, avtäcka, ta av sig slöjan, presentera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使公诸于众, 揭幕, 揭开, 显露, 除去面纱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使公諸於眾, 揭幕, 揭開
v. intr. - 顯露, 除去面紗

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 베일을 벗기다, ~을 밝히다, ~을 발표하다
v. intr. - 베일을 벗다, (정체를) 드러내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 覆いを取る, 除幕式を行う, 明らかにする, 初公開する, 正体を現す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ازاح الستار عن, اماط اللثام عن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גילה, חשף, הסיר הלוט, הסיר הצעיף, הציג לראשונה‬
v. intr. - ‮הסיר הצעיף מעצמו‬

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