nnoun.communicationthe speech act of making something evidentSynset:disclosure revelation
Derivationally Related Form:disclosereveal
Hypernyms:speech act
Inherited Hypernyms:disclosurespeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:discoverydisplaydivulgementdivulgenceexposuregiveawayinformingleaknews leakrattingsingingtattletelling
Full Hyponyms:discoverydisplaydivulgenceexposeexposuregiveawayhistrionicsinformingleakmuckrakingproductionsackcloth and ashestattle
vverb.perceptionmake visibleSynset:bring out reveal unveil
Examples:- Summer brings out bright clothes
- He brings out the best in her
Hypernyms:show
Inherited Hypernyms:bring outshow
Direct Hyponyms:discloseexcavateexposetrot outuncoverunearthunfold
Full Troponyms:digdiscloseexcavatefacetrot outunfold
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationmake known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secretSynset:break bring out disclose discover divulge expose give away let on let out reveal uncover unwrap
Examples:- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
- The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings
Derivationally Related Form:revealingdisclosuredivulgencediscoverygiveawayexposerevelationexposuredivulgement
Hypernyms:tell
Inherited Hypernyms:unwraptellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:babblebabble outbetraybewrayblabblab outblackwashblowcome outcome out of the closetconfideleaklet the cat out of the bagmuckrakeoutpeachrevealsingspill the beansspringtalktattle
Causes:break get around get out
Full Troponyms:betrayblackwashblowcome out of the closetconfideleakmuckrakeoutrevealspill the beansspringunbosom
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: divulge, let on, disclose, give away, reveal)
vverb.perceptiondisclose directly or through prophetsTopic:theological systemtheology
Examples:- God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind
Derivationally Related Form:Revelationrevelatoryrevelation
Hypernyms:break bring out disclose discover divulge expose give away let on let out reveal uncover unwrap
Inherited Hypernyms:revealunwraptellinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.alldisclosing unintentionally something concealedSynset:telling telltale
Examples:- a telling smile
- a telltale panel of lights
- a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
Antonyms:uninformative
Derivationally Related Form:tellingtelltale
Inherited Hypernyms:revealing
Similar to:informative informatory
adjadj.allshowing or making knownAntonyms:concealing
Inherited Hypernyms:revealing
Similar to:indicative indicatory revelatory significative suggestive scanty skimpy