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Verb: unveil  ,ún'veyl
  1. Remove the veil from
    "Women must not unveil themselves in public in some religious societies"
     
  2. Make manifest
    "Summer unveils bright clothes";
    - bring out, reveal
     
  3. Remove the cover from
    "unveil a painting"

Derived forms: unveiled, unveiling, unveils

Type of: expose, remove, show, take, take away, uncover, withdraw

Antonym: veil

Encyclopedia: Unveil