What's the difference between reveal and unveil?

Reveal


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.
  • (v. t.) Specifically, to communicate (that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction or agency).
  • (n.) A revealing; a disclosure.
  • (n.) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Furthermore, it had early diagnostic (seven days) as well as prognostic value, as revealed by response to therapy and decrease in COA titer.
  • (2) A study revealed that the percentage of active sperm in semen 30 seconds after ejaculation was 10.3% when a nonoxynol 9 latex condom was used as opposed to 55.9% in a nonspermicidal condom.
  • (3) Comparison of the S100 alpha-binding protein profiles in fast- and slow-twitch fibers of various species revealed few, if any, species- or fiber type-specific S100 binding proteins.
  • (4) For some time now, public opinion polls have revealed Americans' strong preference to live in comparatively small cities, towns, and rural areas rather than in large cities.
  • (5) Measurement of the intraspinal monoamine level revealed a decrease in the intraspinal norepinephrine level in the treated animals.
  • (6) Electronmicroscopical investigations have revealed that, under normal conditions, a minor vesicular transfer of intravenously injected peroxidase occurs across the endothelium in segments of arterioles, capillaries and venules, especially in arterioles with a diameter about 15-30 mu.
  • (7) Subsequently, the study of bundle branch block and A-V block cases revealed that no explicit correlation existed between histopathological changes and functional disturbances nor between disturbances in conduction (i.e.
  • (8) The findings clearly reveal that only the Sertoli-Sertoli junctional site forms a restrictive barrier.
  • (9) Serum complement studies revealed decreased levels of C4, properdin, and C3.
  • (10) Radioligand binding studies revealed the presence of a single class of high-affinity (Kd = 2-6 X 10(-10) M) binding sites for ET-1 in both cells, although the maximal binding capacity of cardiac receptor was about 6- to 12-fold greater than that of vascular receptor.
  • (11) Analysis revealed some significant differences in the false-positive rate, depending on the test method used or virus samples evaluated.
  • (12) Scatchard analyses of binding data obtained with synaptosomal preparations from 17-day-old embryos revealed two T3 binding sites.
  • (13) Cranial MRI revealed delayed myelination in the white matter but no brain malformation.
  • (14) CT scan revealed a small calcified mass in the right maxillary sinus.
  • (15) Our Ph1-positive ALL revealed B-cell lineage leukemia, since their surface phenotype were Ia+ and CD10+ and they have rearranged immunoglobulin JH genes.
  • (16) Only in 17 of the 97 examinees all the examined parameters were found normal, in the rest deviations from the normal echographic picture were revealed.
  • (17) A tiny studio flat that has become a symbol of London's soaring property prices is to be investigated by planning, environmental health and fire safety authorities after the Guardian revealed details of its shoebox-like proportions.
  • (18) Examination of the SON in such animals revealed that the oxytocinergic system is already modified by day 12 of dioestrus; during suckling-induced lactation, the anatomical changes are identical to those seen during a normal post-partum lactation.
  • (19) Determination of plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in the peripubertal female rats revealed that plasma LH was increased transiently immediately after NPY administration.
  • (20) Evaluation revealed tricuspid insufficiency, a massively dilated right internal jugular vein, and obstruction of the left internal jugular vein.

Unveil


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face.
  • (v. i.) To remove a veil; to reveal one's self.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Abbott also unveiled his new ministry, which confirmed only one woman would serve in the first Abbott cabinet.
  • (2) A £100,000 bronze statue of an ordinary family, the Joneses, will be unveiled in a prime spot outside the city’s library which opened last year.
  • (3) However, it will be at least two weeks before Tian Tian and Yang Guang are unveiled properly to the public.
  • (4) The first tranche of spending cuts was unveiled not by the chancellor, but by David Laws.
  • (5) He was due to unveil the plan next week but the announcement was postponed when one of his deputies, Ray Lewis, was forced to stand down on Friday, following allegations of financial irregularities and inappropriate behaviour.
  • (6) The new methane rules – which will be formally unveiled on Wednesday - are the last big chance for Obama to fight climate change.
  • (7) The ECB acted decisively when bank liquidity was drying up in late 2011, unveiling a wall of money with its LTRO programme.
  • (8) The latest update came as Wal-Mart unveiled flat first-quarter earnings.
  • (9) The government is expected to unveil its next five-year economic plan by June, following the 2010-2015 growth and transformation plan – probably maintaining a focus on infrastructure, including links to neighbouring economies.
  • (10) The slogan will be unveiled at a rally in Warwick tomorrow, but Alexander gave no hint of Gordon Brown calling an election before 6 May, emphasising the need for a slow reappraisal of Labour to take root.
  • (11) Rather, it's because because policymakers and administrators have come to treat higher education as a commercial marketplace, rather than a public trust – and stop-gap student loan reforms like those "unveiled" by President Obama this week fail to confront this ethical dilemma underlying the debt pile.
  • (12) The plans to be unveiled on Monday also include “ iPlay” a “safe space” of edited content for children, free of advertising .
  • (13) Witty's comments came as GSK unveiled lower first half sales and profits, and a further £500m of cost cuts by the end of 2015.
  • (14) Mandelson, who today unveiled plans to introduce measures including suspending the internet connections of illegal downloaders , argued that while less draconian than the French plan, the UK's approach would be tough enough to tackle online piracy.
  • (15) A green investment bank or fund is expected to be unveiled in Alastair Darling's budget tomorrow.
  • (16) Last month US Treasury officials unveiled new rules to make it harder for American companies to complete tax inversion deals.
  • (17) However, less than twelve hours before the Hogan-Howe report was due to be unveiled, HMIC announced the report would be postponed.
  • (18) Further, in a vain attempt for a boost in the Hoosier State, Cruz unveiled former rival Carly Fiorina as his running mate if he receives the nomination and was able to cajole the state’s sitting governor, Mike Pence, into an endorsement.
  • (19) France and Germany have joined Britain in unveiling plans to restrict benefits for European Union migrants, as David Cameron prepares for a clash with Brussels over the historic principle of free movement.
  • (20) Then yesterday Osborne made everything worse by unveiling a completely contradictory poster (he does know that abolishing the "jobs tax" will increase the debt, right?)