“+ verb
Etymology: un- (II) + veil
transitive verb
1.
a. : to divest of or as if of a veil
ended child marriage, unveiled the women — Time
unveiled Olympus before my enraptured vision — W.J.Locke
b. : to expose by or as if by removing a veil : unmask
unveils a hidden alter ego by playing the piccolo for his astonished guests
the physicist, wishing to unveil the … architecture of the atom — G.W.Gray b. 1886
c.
(1) : to display publicly for the first time by drawing aside a curtain or covering
unveil a statue
(2) : to make public for the first time : introduce
brought from London by the Theater Guild and unveiled here last Thursday — John Lardner
2.
a. : to disclose to the public : divulge , reveal
these addresses unveil as do no other writings of the great preacher his own personal experiences — C.A.Dinsmore
unveiled a vision of society in the twentieth century — R.M.Lovett
b. : to present to the eye : exhibit , show
in its wide windows and slender piers … unconventional verticality is frankly unveiled — American Guide Series: New York
intransitive verb
: to remove a veil : discard a protective cloak
unveiled before each other concerning it — Richard Blaker