unveil — un‧veil [ʌnˈveɪl] verb [transitive] JOURNALISM to inform people about something, especially financial results or a new product: • Yesterday the bank unveiled a soaring 28 percent rise in profits for the year to December. • They have unveiled a… … Financial and business terms
Unveil — Un*veil , v. t. [1st pref. un + veil.] To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unveil — Un*veil , v. i. To remove a veil; to reveal one s self. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unveil — I verb aperire, bare, begin, bring to light, demonstrate, denude, detegere, disclose, display, divest, divulge, exhibit, expose, extract, lay open, make known, make plain, make visible, manifest, open up, originate, present, reveal, show, start,… … Law dictionary
unveil — 1590s, in reference to sight, to make clear, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + VEIL (Cf. veil) (v.). Sense of to display or reveal (something) is from 1650s. Related: Unveiled; unveiling … Etymology dictionary
unveil — [v] reveal bare, betray, bring to light*, come out, disclose, discover, display, divulge, expose, give away, lay bare*, lay open*, let it all hang out*, make known, make public, open, open up, show, spring, tell, tip one’s hand*, unbosom,… … New thesaurus
unveil — ► VERB 1) remove a veil or covering from. 2) show or announce publicly for the first time … English terms dictionary
unveil — [un vāl′] vt. to reveal or make visible by or as by removing a veil or covering from; disclose vi. to take off a veil or covering; reveal oneself … English World dictionary
unveil — /un vayl /, v.t. 1. to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal: The woman unveiled herself. 2. to reveal or disclose by or as if by removing a veil or covering: to unveil a monument; to unveil a secret; to unveil a truth. v.i. 3. to … Universalium
unveil — [[t]ʌ̱nve͟ɪl[/t]] unveils, unveiling, unveiled 1) VERB If someone formally unveils something such as a new statue or painting, they draw back the curtain which is covering it. [V n] ...a ceremony to unveil a monument to the victims. Derived words … English dictionary
