Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 enthüllen
, 🇪🇸 desvelar
, 🇮🇹 rivelare
, 🇵🇹 revelar
, 🇨🇳 揭露
, 🇯🇵 明らかにする
, 🇰🇷 드러내다
, 🇸🇦 يوحى
, 🇮🇳 घटना प्रकट करना
Usage Examples
- J'ai voulu dévoiler la surprise à mes amis.
- Le film a dévoilé les secrets de la vieille maison.
- Il a refusé de dévoiler son identité.
Etymology
**Dévoiler** is built from the Old French verb *voiler* “to veil, cover”, which in turn comes from the noun *voiles* “veil” derived from Latin *velum* “veil, cloth”. The prefix *dé-* (from Latin *de-* meaning “remove, reverse”) was added in the 12th century, giving the literal sense “to remove a veil” and the figurative sense “to uncover, reveal”.
Synonyms
révéler
exposer
divulguer
démasquer
décrypter
découvrir
Antonyms
cacher
masquer
dissimuler
retenir
recouvrir