to unconceal

Examples

• All

• The magician performed a trick designed to unconceal the secret behind his illusions.

• During the meeting, the manager will unconceal the new project details that have been kept hidden.

• So Alethea means to unconceal, to reveal, to unveil, to take away what's hiding, what's dissembling, what's rejecting, what is covering up.

• The crux of his phenomenology rested on the work's extraordinary address to its viewers and their ability to put it "to work," transforming mere material into meaningful form ("earth" becoming "world," a place of unveiling, unconcealing, lighting up).

  Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

R

to reveal

vsto unconceal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

is the more general everyday expression for the same action

E

to expose

vsto unconceal

146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

is more neutral and can apply to simple disclosures

U

to uncover

vsto unconceal

37 2.7

Remove a cover to show what is under it

is broader, applying to both physical and abstract cases

B

to bare

vsto unconceal

31 4.1

To show something that was hidden, often feelings or body parts

is more neutral and not focused on emotional exposure

U

to unmask

vsto unconceal

23 4.2

Show what someone or something really is

is more general and not limited to identity or character exposure

D

to disclose

vsto unconceal

7 4.0

Make something visible by removing a cover

is less formal and fits everyday revealing situations

L

to lift the veil

vsto unconceal

4 7.1

To reveal information that was previously hidden

is a plain statement of making hidden things visible without ceremony

U

to unwrap

vsto unconceal

2 4.4

To tell people about something secret

is broader and can apply to private or public revelations alike

U

to unbury

vsto unconceal

1 6.5

To reveal something hidden or forgotten

is more neutral and not specifically about forgotten matters

U

to unpeel

vsto unconceal

1 6.8

To reveal hidden parts slowly by taking away layers

is the simple act of making hidden things visible all at once

U

to unhide

vsto unconceal

1 4.3

Make something you cannot see appear again

is more general and not limited to restoring access

U

to uncloak

vsto unconceal

1 7.7

To make something hidden become visible by removing a cover or showing the truth

is the simple act of making hidden things seen rather than dramatic disclosure

U

to unblind

vsto unconceal

• Specialized

1 7.5

Reveal information that was hidden during a study or experiment

is more general and not restricted to research or tests

Antonyms

C

to conceal

282 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

How Revealed

to publicize

94 4.0

to expose

146 2.8

to disclose

234 4.1

to reveal

∞ 2.3

to unconceal

7.7

to uncover

37 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology