English → Latin
“unveil” in Latin
nūdōto strip, bare, nake, make naked; to leave exposed, leave defenseless; to spoil, plunderdēnūdōto denude (lay bare); to uncover; to plunderpatefaciōto open, throw open; to disclose, uncover, reveal, bring to light
The English word unveil itself goes back to Latin vēlum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unveil
velamen alicujus capiti detrahere (after Martialis, 3, 43, 3). To unveil one’s self, caput aperire.
Figuratively, To unveil a thing (i. e., make manifest), nudare: denudare: patefacere: palam facere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unveil?
- The usual Latin words for “unveil” are nūdō, dēnūdō, patefaciō. 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.