The fact that there are no black officers in the entire regiment reveals that the army is not serious about its anti-discrimination policies. Markov revealed that he had once worked for the CIA. The way he spoke in the bar afterwards revealed prejudice and bitterness that I had never suspected. Carter's face was a blank, revealing no emotion. The look on my face must have revealed my embarrassment. Separate holidays and weekends apart reveal more clearly than any words the state of their marriage. The President's refusal to meet the press reveals just how serious the crisis is. Tests will reveal if this is necessary since on test the solenoid valve will operate sluggishly or not at all. A slight trembling of his hands revealed his growing excitement. A medical examination may reveal evidence of dietary deficiencies. That was written in 1909 and, later, a similar awareness is revealed by Ozenfant. A routine physical reveals an irregularity. The wooden doll opened to reveal a smaller doll within. She lifted the lid of the box to reveal a life-size porcelain baby doll. His letters reveal a different side of his personality. Naturally a candidate's response may alter once our client's identity is revealed. What actually happened to the gold has never been revealed. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus reveal I’m not going to give away how much I paid for it! let slip informal to accidentally tell someone about something He let slip that he was envious of his older brother. give something away ( also spill the beans informal ) to tell someone something that you want to keep secret He was careful not to give away any trade secrets. A man was charged today with leaking official secrets. leak to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc, when a government or other organization wants to keep it secret The contents of the email were leaked to the press. The government has agreed that sources of financing should in future be made public. make something public to tell people about important information, especially after it has been kept secret Apparently they were engaged for some time before making it public. I’m afraid I cannot divulge what was said to me. divulge / daɪˈvʌldʒ, də- / formal to reveal important or personal information which was previously secret or unknown The bank has refused to divulge its plans. The agent did not disclose that there had been a violent crime in the house. 
Shall I tell you a secret? disclose formal to publicly reveal something such as a fact or a name that has been kept secret The terms of the agreement have not yet been disclosed.
tell to talk about something to someone, so that they know about it Don’t tell anyone about this just yet. It was revealed that he had smoked marijuana at college. ► see thesaurus at show THESAURUS reveal to let someone know about something that is secret or has not been known until now Doctors are not allowed to reveal confidential information. 2 SHOW/LET somebody SEE something to show something that was previously hidden OPP conceal The curtain opened to reveal the grand prize.
reveal yourself (as/to be something) The violinist revealed himself as a talented interpreter of classical music. a test that can reveal a teacher’s hidden skills reveal (that) He revealed that he had been in prison twice before.
W1 AWL verb 1 TELL A SECRET to make known something that was previously secret or unknown OPP conceal He may be prosecuted for revealing secrets about the security agency. Revealingly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English reveal re‧veal 1 / rɪˈviːl /
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