Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

revelate

/ˈɹɛvəleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rev-e-late
IPA: /ˈɹɛvəleɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"the trueth may revelate"
"The bysshoppes were not bounde to betraye theyr prynces nor to revelate theyr councelles to the Pope."

Etymology

Latin revēlātus, perfect passive participle of revēlō. By surface analysis this English verb can be interpreted as a back-formation from such words as revelation, revelator, and revelatory.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

revelates (present, singular) revelating (participle, present) revelated (participle, past) revelated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

revelation revelative revelator revelatoriness revelatory

Questions

How do you pronounce revelate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛvəleɪt/.
What does revelate mean?: To reveal.
Where does revelate come from?: Latin revēlātus, perfect passive participle of revēlō. By surface analysis this English verb can be interpreted as a back-formation from such words as revelation, revelator, and revelatory.

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