1 ~ sth (to sb) to make sth known to sb:
[VN] to reveal a secret * Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. * The doctors did not reveal the truth to him. * Salted peanuts were recently revealed as the nation's favourite snack. * Her expression revealed nothing. * [V(that)] The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of ｣20 million last year. * [VN(that)] It was revealed that important evidence had been suppressed. * [Vwh-] Officers could not reveal how he died. [also VNtoinf]
2 [VN] to show sth that previously could not be seen:
He laughed, revealing a line of white teeth. * The door opened to reveal a cosy little room. * X-rays revealed a fracture. * She crouched in the dark, too frightened to reveal herself.
seealsoREVELATION, REVELATORY
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for reveal is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is reveal a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, reveal is tagged as verb.
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