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- DictionaryUn·veil/ˌənˈvāl/
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 mayor unveiled a plaque"
: not veiled : open, revealed. Examples of unveiled in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Paramount last week wrote down nearly $6 billion of the value of its cable networks and unveiled plans to cut 15% of its employee base and cut $500 million in costs.
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:
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.
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.
verb [ T ] uk / ʌnˈveɪl / us / ʌnˈveɪl /. 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.
The meaning of UNVEIL is to remove a veil or covering from. How to use unveil in a sentence.
Unveil is a dramatic verb we use when we uncover or reveal something for the first time, often in front of a large gathering or as part of a publicity campaign. A city's mayor might unveil a new monument by removing an actual veil (cloth covering) from it.
