unveil
English
/ʌnˈveɪl/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
- (intransitive) To remove a veil; to reveal oneself.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *unveilen affix from English veil.
Origin
English
veil
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beveil English
- enveil English
- inveil English
- overveil English
- unveiled English
- unveiler English
- unveilest English
- unveileth English
- veil English
- veiler English
- veilest English
- veileth English
- veilless English
- veillike English
- veiltail English
- voile French
- ベール Japanese
- *unveilen Middle English
- veil Middle English
- velo Ido
- 베일 Korean