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re·veal1 / riˈvēl/ • v. [tr.] make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others: Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie's whereabouts | he revealed that he and his children had received death threats. ∎ cause or allow (something) to be seen: the clouds were breaking up to reveal a clear blue sky. ∎ make (something) known to humans by divine or supernatural means: the truth revealed at the Incarnation.DERIVATIVES: re·veal·a·ble adj.re·veal·er n.re·veal2 • n. either side surface of an aperture in a wall for a door or window.
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reveal, revel. Vertical return or side of an aperture in a wall between the naked of the wall and e.g. a door-frame. It is generally set square with the face, the return inwards from the reveal for the door- or window-frame being the rebate, and the inside return the jamb, often splayed, hence a splayed reveal.
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reveal2 side of an opening or recess at right angles to the face of a work. XVII (revale). f. †revale lower, bring down — OF. revaler, f. RE- + avaler lower.
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