to unveil

Examples

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• Now Mrs. Charles Howard will unveil the statue.

  The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)

• The statue was unveiled in a ceremony prior to the Lakers' game against the Suns.

  Blog text (4)

• The young ladies will unveil briefly, the box office will open and the big show will continue on the inside.

  Flamingo Road (1949)

• I do have glasses now and I'm going to unveil them right now for the first time ever in public.

• It's now time for us to unveil the Star, so please join us by celebrating and cheering.

• And on that day, and not until that day, will the mystery car, the car of the century, be unveiled.

  Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

• The monument was unveiled in 1922, on the centenary of Grant's birth.

  Academic text (1996)

• Elon unveiled the first production Model Threes in Fremont.

• In November 2013, a monument was unveiled to honor the martyrs of both the revolution and the 2013 coup that ousted Morsi.

  Academic text (2018)

• During the ceremony, the mayor will unveil a new statue dedicated to local heroes.

Synonyms

R

to reveal

vsto unveil

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

focuses on a ceremonial physical removal to display something for the first time

E

to expose

vsto unveil

67 2.8

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

is specifically a ceremonial first public showing by removing a cover

U

to unmask

vsto unveil

29 4.2

Show what someone or something really is

is a ceremonial physical removal of a cover to display something first publicly

L

to lay bare

vsto unveil

13 5.5

To show something hidden so people can see it

is a ceremony removing a cover to show an item for the first time

U

to uncover

vsto unveil

• NSFW

5 3.4

Remove clothing to show part of the body

is a ceremonial public removal of a cover to display something new

D

to disclose

vsto unveil

3 4.0

Make something visible by removing a cover

is a formal ceremonial act to show an item to the public first time

L

to lift the veil

vsto unveil

2 7.1

To reveal information that was previously hidden

is a ceremony removing a cover to show an object for the first time

U

to uncloak

vsto unveil

1 7.7

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

is a ceremonial removal of a veil to show something for the first time

Antonyms

C

to cover

∞ 1.0

To put something over another thing to protect or hide it

C

to conceal

179 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

V

to veil

14 5.0

To cover something so others cannot easily see or understand it

How Uncovered

to reveal

∞ 2.3

to uncover

30 2.7

to unveil

15 4.1

to display

422 1.9

to cover

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology