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Unveil

//ʌnˈveɪl// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden. transitive

    "The Schools of Jurisprudence of Abu Hanifa, Al-Shafaii and Malik agree that the woman is permitted to unveil her face and hands in the streets in front of the strangers. However, if this display of the face does rouse temptation and charm, the woman has to veil her face as she does the rest of her body."

  2. 2
    remove the veil from wordnet
  3. 3
    To show, especially for the first time. transitive

    "The car company are going to unveil the new sports car model next month."

  4. 4
    remove the cover from wordnet
  5. 5
    To remove a veil; to reveal oneself. intransitive
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  1. 6
    make manifest wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English *unveilen (suggested by past participle unveiled, vnueylyd (“unveiled”)). Equivalent to un- + veil. Ultimately from Latin velum (whence also English voile, English reveal, Russian вуа́ль (vuálʹ), Russian завуали́ровать (zavualírovatʹ) (compare typologically)). Also compare typologically uncloak, unmask, Russian разобла́чать (razobláčatʹ) (akin to облаче́ние (oblačénije)).

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