Revelate

//ˈɹɛvəleɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To reveal. obsolete

    "the trueth may revelate"

Example

More examples

"The bysshoppes were not bounde to betraye theyr prynces nor to revelate theyr councelles to the Pope."

Etymology

Latin revēlātus, perfect passive participle of revēlō. By surface analysis this English verb can be interpreted as a back-formation from such words as revelation, revelator, and revelatory.

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