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revealing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown, She might not would not yet reveal her own --Waller. 2. Specifically, to communicate (that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction or agency). Syn: To communicate; disclose; divulge; unveil; uncover; open discover; impart; show Usage: See {Communicate}. -- {Reveal}, {Divulge}. To reveal is literally to lift the veil, and thus make known what was previously concealed; to divulge is to scatter abroad among the people, or make publicly known A mystery or hidden doctrine may be revealed; something long confined to the knowledge of a few is at length divulged. ``Time, which reveals all things is itself not to be discovered.'' --Locke. ``A tragic history of facts divulged.'' --Wordsworth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: revealing adj 1: disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down" [syn: {telling}, {telltale(a)}] 2: showing or making known "her dress was scanty and revealing" [ant: {concealing}] n : making something evident [syn: {disclosure}, {revelation}]
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