to reveal

Examples

• All

• When she prayed for guidance, God revealed important truths to her.

• God our Lord, reveal thyself to us.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• I will tell you now what my Father has revealed of our future.

  Judas (2004)

• Your fortune will be revealed at the end of the show!

  The Phone Book (2008)

• The Lord reveals Himself in mysterious ways.

  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

• Now, it's imperative you get the demon to reveal itself so you can deduce its rank in that hierarchy.

  The Devil Inside (2012)

• When dawn alights the Dagger's Tip, Three Kings will reveal the doorway!

  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

• The prophet was chosen to reveal the divine message to the people.

• During the ceremony, the priest revealed the sacred writings to the congregation.

Synonyms

E

to expose

vsto reveal

413 4.1

Reveal hidden facts or bad actions to people

is disclosure achieved by a deity or prophetic means rather than human exposure

L

to leak

vsto reveal

293 4.1

To tell secret information to the public without permission

is a disclosure from a deity instead of accidental or secret human release

D

to disclose

vsto reveal

245 4.1

To tell people information that was secret

is a disclosure by a deity or higher power rather than ordinary speech

U

to uncover

vsto reveal

234 3.5

Reveal secret facts to the public

is disclosure coming from a deity, not from public investigation

U

to unveil

vsto reveal

120 4.1

To make something known for the first time

is disclosed by a deity or prophetic source rather than by people

D

to divulge

vsto reveal

52 6.2

To tell secret or private information to people

is disclosure that comes from a deity rather than from a private person

B

to bring out

vsto reveal

51 3.7

Make secret information known to the public

is an act by a deity or higher power rather than public communication

B

to bring to light

vsto reveal

24 3.7

To show facts that were hidden before

is disclosure performed by a deity or prophetic vision rather than human discovery

S

to spill the beans

vsto reveal

• Informal

18 6.0

Tell a secret by accident before others know

is an intentional divine making known rather than an accidental human leak

L

to lay bare

vsto reveal

13 5.5

To show something hidden so people can see it

is an act by a deity revealing truth rather than a human exposure

A

to announce

vsto reveal

6 3.9

To show that something will happen soon, often by a sign you notice

comes from a deity or higher power rather than from people

L

to lift the veil

vsto reveal

2 7.1

To reveal information that was previously hidden

does so through a deity or prophetic act instead of human action

Antonyms

H

to hide

∞ 1.0

To keep something so others cannot see or understand it

W

to withhold

204 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

Phrasal Verbs

R

to reveal one's age

6.1

Tell other people how old you are

Compounds

B

big reveal

10 3.8

An event when something surprising and important is made known after waiting

How Clearly Revealed

to reveal

7 7.4

to prophesy

38 7.4

to indicate

786 2.7

to suggest

∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

Etymology