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un·veil
(ŭn-vāl′)v. un·veiled, un·veil·ing, un·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.
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unveil
(ʌnˈveɪl)vb
1. (tr) to remove the cover or shroud from, esp in the ceremonial unveiling of a monument, etc
2. to remove the veil from (one's own or another person's face)
3. (tr) to make (something secret or concealed) known or public; divulge; reveal
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un•veil
(ʌnˈveɪl)v.t.
1. to remove a veil or other covering from.
2. to reveal by or as if by removing a veil.
v.i. 3. to become revealed by or as if by removing a veil.
[1590–1600]
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unveil
Past participle: unveiled
Gerund: unveiling
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| Verb | 1. |  unveil - remove the veil from; "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies"uncover, expose - remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway" veil - to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces" |
| 2. | unveil - make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her" show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" disclose, expose - disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set" trot out - bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse" unfold - open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings" | |
| 3. |  unveil - remove the cover from; "unveil a painting" |
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unveil
verb reveal, publish, launch, introduce, release, display, broadcast, demonstrate, expose, bare, parade, exhibit, disclose, uncover, bring out, make public, flaunt, divulge, lay bare, make known, bring to light, put on display, lay open, put on show, put on view Mr Werner unveiled his new strategy this week.
hide, disguise, conceal, cover, mask, obscure, veil, cloak
hide, disguise, conceal, cover, mask, obscure, veil, cloak
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unveil
verb1. To make visible; bring to view:
Archaic: discover.
Idioms: bring to light, lay open, make plain.
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Translations
تَكْشِف عن، تُسْفِر، تُزيل الحِجابيُزيح السِّتار عن
odhalit
afsløre
afhjúpataka blæju frá andliti
nuimti šydą
atklātatsegtnoņemt/pacelt plīvuru
örtüsünü açmakpeçesini/duvağını kaldırmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unveil
[ˌʌnˈveɪl] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unveil
vt statue, painting, plan → enthüllen; results → bekannt geben; (Comm) car → vorstellen; face → entschleiern; women mustn’t go unveiled → Frauen dürfen nicht unverschleiert gehen
vi → sich entschleiern, den Schleier fallen lassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unveil
(anˈveil) verb1. to remove a veil (from eg a face). After the marriage ceremony, the bride unveils (her face).
2. to uncover (a new statue etc) ceremonially. The prime minister was asked to unveil the plaque on the wall of the new college.
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