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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unveil \Un*veil"\, verb (used with an object) [1st pref. un- + veil.] To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unveil \Un*veil"\, verb (used without an object) To remove a veil; to reveal one's self.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
unveil
verb
1: remove the veil from; "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies" [ant: {veil}]
2: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" [syn: {uncover}, {bring out}, {reveal}]
3: remove the cover from; "unveil a painting"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "unveil": bare, betray, break the seal, bring to light, clear, denudate, denude, deobstruct, develop, disclose, discover, dismask, display, divest, divulge, draw the veil, expose, fleece, free, impart, lay bare, lay open, let daylight in, let out, manifest, open, open up, patefy, pluck, raise the curtain, remove, reveal, shear, show, show up, strip, strip bare, tell, unblock, uncase, unclench, uncloak, unclog, unclothe, unclutch, uncork, uncover, uncurtain, undo, undrape, unfold, unfoul, unfurl, unkennel, unlatch, unlock, unmask, unpack, unplug, unroll, unscreen, unseal, unsheathe, unshroud, unshut, unstop, unwrap
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