French word

dévoiler

Pronunciation

IPA/devwale/

Meaning

  • verbreveal

Example

Le journaliste a dévoilé le scandale.

The journalist revealed the scandal.

Illustration for dévoiler (reveal)

More examples

Il a dévoilé le plan lors de la réunion.

He revealed the plan at the meeting.

Core concept

A public covering is lifted to reveal a hidden fact, object, or new product.

Common phrases

  • dévoiler une information

    reveal information

  • dévoiler au public

    reveal to the public

  • dévoiler les résultats

    reveal the results

Similar words

révéler: Bring a hidden fact or secret to light and make it known.
annoncer: Officially announce a plan, result, or other information.
publier: Make documents or information widely available in print or online.
présenter: Introduce a person or object while showing its features or purpose.

Definition in French

Annoncer ou présenter publiquement quelque chose qui était tenu secret ou caché, y compris un nouveau produit ou une découverte.

Word origin

Dévoiler combines dé-, indicating removal, with voile, from Latin velum, for a covering; its physical sense extended to making hidden information public.

Usage tips

  • Dévoiler is transitive and normally takes the revealed thing as a direct object, as in dévoiler un scandale.

Other meanings

  • exposeverb
  • make publicverb

Opposites

Related words

  • dévoilementdisclosurenoun

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