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Adjective: revealing  ri'vee-ling
  1. Disclosing unintentionally something concealed
    "a revealing smile";
    - telling, telltale
     
  2. Showing or making known
    "a revealing glance"
Noun: revealing  ri'vee-ling
  1. The speech act of making something evident
    "Her revealing of the company's financial troubles shocked the investors";
    - disclosure, revelation
Verb: reveal  ri'veel
  1. Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    "The actress won't reveal how old she is";
    - unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover, lay bare
     
  2. Make manifest
    "Summer reveals bright clothes";
    - bring out, unveil
     
  3. (theology) disclose directly or through prophets
    "God rarely reveals his plans for mankind"

Derived forms: revealings

See also: indicative, indicatory, informative, informatory, revelatory, scanty, significative, skimpy, suggestive

Type of: show, speech act, tell

Antonym: concealing

Encyclopedia: Revealing

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