Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reveal

/ɹɪˈvil/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
re-veal
IPA
/ɹɪˈvil/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outer side of a window or door frame.

noun

A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden in the scene or story.

Informal

verb

To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden or unknown.

Transitive verb

verb

To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.

Transitive verb

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Etymology

From Middle English revēlen, from Old French reveler, from Latin revēlāre (“to reveal, uncover”), from re- (“back, again”) + vēlāre (“to cover”), from vēlum (“a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning, sail”) (whence also English veil, English unveil, English voile, Russian вуаль (vualʹ), Russian завуали́ровать (zavualírovatʹ, “to veil”) (compare typologically)). Also compare typologically English uncloak, dismantle, divest, invest, unmask, Russian разобла́чать (razobláčatʹ) (akin to облаче́ние (oblačénije), срыва́ть покро́вы (sryvátʹ pokróvy) (покро́в (pokróv, “cover, covering”)).

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Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈvil/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈviːl/

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Questions

How do you pronounce reveal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈvil/.
What does reveal mean?
The outer side of a window or door frame.
Where does reveal come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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