English → Latin
“reveal” in Latin
dētegōto uncover, take off; to reveal, disclose, detect, exposeretegōto uncover, bare; to open, reveal, discloseaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break patefaciōto open, throw open; to disclose, uncover, reveal, bring to lightprōferōto bring out, bring forth; to make known, produce in public, publish, reveal; to appear, show oneselfēvulgōto publish or promulgate among the peopledīvulgōto spread among the people, make common, publish, divulgeprōsumto be useful or of use, do good, help, benefit, profit; to serve; to be good or beneficialcontegōto conceal, hide or cover up; to protect; to clothe
The English word reveal itself goes back to Latin vēlum, through revēlāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reveal
detegere: retegere (the proper words; opposed to tegere, contegere: to reveal secrets, crimes, etc.): aperire (discover: also of secrets, crimes, etc.): patefacere (open what was before concealed; rem, odium, etc.): in medium proferre, or proferre only (to make anything generally known; in a good sense). (The words are found in this connection and order.) proferre et patefacere: enunciare, evulgare, divulgare (to declare publicly what ought not to be declared at all, or, at all events, only to confidential persons): manifestum facere (☞ manifestare never occurs in good prose): cum hominibus communicare (to reveal; of God: ecclesiastical, revelare): prodere (to betray). Revealed religion, *religio divinitus patefacta or cum hominibus communicata: to be revealed, patefieri: patescere: to reveal itself suddenly, e tenebris erumpere (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reveal?
- The usual Latin words for “reveal” are dētegō, retegō, aperiō; also patefaciō, prōferō, ēvulgō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.