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    unveil
    /ʌnˈveɪl/

    verb

    • 1. remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony: "the Princess unveiled a plaque"

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  3. : not veiled : open, revealed. Examples of unveiled in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Demange’s exit came after a string of behind-the-scenes changes that have been announced since the project was first unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019.

  4. to remove a covering like a curtain from a new structure at a formal ceremony in order to show the opening or finishing of a new building or work of art: The memorial to those who had died in the war was unveiled by the Queen. If you unveil something new, you show it or make it known for the first time:

  5. Unveil means to remove a covering from something new or to make something secret known. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

  6. Unveiled is an adjective that means revealed or uncovered. It comes from the past tense of the verb unveil. It can be used literally, describing something from which a veil or other physical covering has been taken off, as in The photographers gathered around the unveiled sculpture.

  7. un· veil ˌən-ˈvāl. unveiled; unveiling; unveils. Synonyms of unveil. transitive verb. 1. : to remove a veil or covering from. 2. : to make public : divulge, reveal. a good time to unveil their plans.

  8. verb (used with object) to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal: The woman unveiled herself. to reveal or disclose by or as if by removing a veil or covering: to unveil a monument; to unveil a secret; to unveil a truth. Synonyms: expose, broadcast, bare, divulge.

  9. to show or introduce something new or make it known publicly for the first time: The company unveiled a 2.7% rise in underlying profits to $544m. unveil a plan/policy/proposal The airline company unveiled a plan for compensating customers hit with flight delays or cancellations.

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