reveal

reveal
1. noun /ɹəˈviːl/
a) The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb.

The building has a one-story rusticated limestone base and a canopied entrance with a doorman beneath an attractive, rusticated limestone window reveal on the second floor and a very impressive and ornate limestone window reveal on the third floor flanked by female figures.

b) A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden.

The reveal in that movie was great.

2. verb /ɹəˈviːl/
a) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
b) To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.
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  • Reveal — Re*veal , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Revealing}.] [F. r[ e]v[ e]ler, L. revelare, revelatum, to unveil, reveal; pref. re re + velare to veil; fr. velum a veil. See {Veil}.] 1. To make known (that which has been concealed or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reveal — reveal, discover, disclose, divulge, tell, betray can all mean to make known what has been or should be concealed or is intended to be kept concealed. Reveal implies a setting fofth or exhibition by or as if by lifting a curtain that veils or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • reveal — reveal1 [ri vēl′] vt. [ME revelen < OFr reveler < L revelare, lit., to draw back the veil < re , back + velum,VEIL] 1. to make known (something hidden or kept secret); disclose; divulge 2. to expose to view; show; exhibit; display 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • Reveal — Re*veal , n. 1. A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • reveal — ► VERB 1) make (previously unknown or secret information) known. 2) cause or allow to be seen. DERIVATIVES revealer noun. ORIGIN Latin revelare, from velum veil …   English terms dictionary

  • Reveal — Pour les articles homonymes, voir James Lauritz Reveal. Reveal Album par R.E.M. Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

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