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Unveil Common

Unveil has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

remove the veil from

"Women must not unveil themselves in public in some religious societies"

2

make visible

"Summer brings out bright clothes"

"He brings out the best in her"

3

remove the cover from

"unveil a painting"

4

To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.

Example Sentences
"Women must not unveil themselves in public in some religious societies" verb
"Summer brings out bright clothes" verb
"He brings out the best in her" verb
"unveil a painting" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
veil
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
uncover show remove
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
disclose excavate trot out unfold

Origin

Unveil comes from Middle English unveilen, which combines the prefix un- with veil. This word ultimately traces back to the Latin velum, meaning a covering or curtain.

Rhyming Words
ceil weil veil teil neil sheil soleil enveil beveil inveil abseil mcneil surveil macneil vermeil corbeil overveil kurzweil longueil envermeil
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