revealverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈviːl/us/rɪˈviːl/B2 to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret:
He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians.
[ + that ] Her biography revealed that she was not as rich as everyone thought.
[ + question word ] He would not reveal where he had hidden her chocolate eggs.
C2 to allow something to be seen that, until then, had been hidden:
A gap in the clouds revealed the Atlantic far below.
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- The committee pressed him to reveal more information.
- The journalist refused to reveal her sources.
- The survey reveals that two-thirds of married women earn less than their husbands.
- A close inspection revealed minute cracks in the aircraft's fuselage and wings.
- The curtains parted, revealing a darkened stage.
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Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- emerge
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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Showing and demonstrating
revealnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/rɪˈviːl/us/rɪˈviːl/an occasion at the end of a television programme, etc. when something that has been hidden or kept secret until then is shown to the audience:
The final reveal of the new kitchen was a huge success.
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Broadcasting: television
- aerial
- aspect
- autotune
- best boy
- boob tube
- breakfast television
- broadcast
- goggle-box
- HD
- HDTV
- high def
- high def
- plasma screen
- receiver
- reception
- smart TV
- square-eyed
- telegenic
- Teletext
- television
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