| VERB | contact | unveil | remove the veil from |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | unveil, uncover, bring out, reveal | make visible | |
| contact | unveil | remove the cover from |
| Sounds | ahnvey'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 93 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | Remove the veil from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies" | |
| Broader | uncover, expose | Remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body |
| Opposite | veil | To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil |
| Spanish | desvelar | |
| Meaning | make visible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | uncover, bring out, reveal | |
| Narrower | disclose, expose | disclose to view as by removing a cover |
| excavate, unearth | Recover through digging | |
| trot out | bring out and show for inspection and admiration | |
| unfold | open to the view | |
| Broader | show | make visible or noticeable |
| Catalan | descobrir, revelar | |
| Spanish | desvelar, revelar | |
| Meaning | Remove the cover from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "unveil a painting" | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | descubrir | |
| Nouns | unveiling | putting on display for the first time |