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

67 2.8

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

is more neutral and can apply to simple disclosures

B

to bare

vsto unconceal

50 4.1

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

is more neutral and not focused on emotional exposure

U

to uncover

vsto unconceal

30 2.7

Remove a cover to show what is under it

is broader, applying to both physical and abstract cases

U

to unmask

vsto unconceal

29 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

3 4.0

Make something visible by removing a cover

is less formal and fits everyday revealing situations

L

to lift the veil

vsto unconceal

2 7.1

To reveal information that was previously hidden

is a plain statement of making hidden things visible without ceremony

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 unwrap

vsto unconceal

1 4.4

To tell people about something secret

is broader and can apply to private or public revelations alike

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 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 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

U

to unbury

vsto unconceal

1 6.5

To reveal something hidden or forgotten

is more neutral and not specifically about forgotten matters

Antonyms

C

to conceal

179 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

How Revealed

to publicize

46 4.0

to expose

67 2.8

to disclose

245 4.1

to reveal

∞ 2.3

to unconceal

1 7.7

to uncover

30 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology