reveal Copy link Outline 1. pătĕfăcio, fēci, factum, 3 (ē in Lucr.)2. ăpĕrio, ui, tum, 4 (constr. with acc. and inf., rel. clause, or de)3. rĕtĕgo, xi, ctum, 3 (to uncover)4. dētĕgo, xi, ctum, 3 (syn. of preced.)5. rĕvēlo, 1 (to unveil6. rĕclūdo, di, sum, 3 (to open what has been shut)7. rĕsigno, 1 (syn. of preced.)8. rĕsĕro, 1 (to unfasten, un-lock)9. nūdo, 1 (to lay bare)10. pando, di, passum or pansum, 3 (to open)11. ēnuntio, 1 (to r. by words)12. indĭco, 1 (to point out) • reveal: 1. pătĕfăcio, fēci, factum, 3 (ē in Lucr.): to r. the snares, p. insidias, Cic. Fam. 15, 2, 7: to r. the truth, p. veritatem, id. Sull. 16, 45: I traced the evidence out, r.d it, brought it forward, indicia indagavi, patefeci, protuli, id. Mil. 37, 103: the plot being r.d, indicio patefacto, Sall. J. 73, ad init.: the pass. is expr. by patefio or păteo, 2 (neut.: to lie open): the goddess was r.d by her gait, vera incessu patuit dea, Virg. Aen. 1, 405: v. disclose, unfold. 2. ăpĕrio, ui, tum, 4 (constr. with acc. and inf., rel. clause, or de): to r. the future, a. futura, Tac. H. 2, 4: he r.s to the ship-master who he is, domino navis quis sit aperit, Nep. Them. 8, 6. 3. rĕtĕgo, xi, ctum, 3 (to uncover): to r. the secrets of the conspiracy, r. occulta conjurationis, Tac. A. 15, 74: Virg.: Hor.: Ov. 4. dētĕgo, xi, ctum, 3 (syn. of preced.): oratory brings out the character, and r.s the secrets of the mind, profert mores oratio et animi secreta detegit, Quint. 11, 1, 30 Liv.: v. discover. 5. rĕvēlo, 1 (to unveil: the usual expr. in eccl. authors): to r. frauds, detegere et r. fraudes, App. M. 9, p. 229: r. the Scriptures unto me, revela mihi Scripturas, Aug. Conf. 11, 2. my son Jesus shall be r.'d, revelabitur filius meus Jesus, Vulg. Esdr. iv. 7, 28: r.'d religion, perh. *religio revelata. 6. rĕclūdo, di, sum, 3 (to open what has been shut): drunkenness r.s what has been hidden, ebrietas operta recludit, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 16: Tac.: Virg. 7. rĕsigno, 1 (syn. of preced.): Ov. F. 6, 535. 8. rĕsĕro, 1 (to unfasten, un-lock): to r. the oracles of the mind, r. oracula mentis, Ov. M. 15, 145. 9. nūdo, 1 (to lay bare): adversity usually r.s the character, ingenium n. res adversae solent, Hor. S. 2, 8, 74: Liv. 10. pando, di, passum or pansum, 3 (to open): to r. the origin of things, p. rerum primordia, Lucr. 1, 55: Virg. 11. ēnuntio, 1 (to r. by words): he was bound by an oath not to r. what might be seen, adigebatur jurejurando quae visa essent non enuntiaturum, Liv. 10, 38: Caes. B. G. 1, 4: Cic.: v. disclose, divulge, publish. 12. indĭco, 1 (to point out): he r.'d the whole matter to his mistress, rem omnem dominae indicavit, Cic. Clu. 64, 180: Liv.: v. show, declare, MAKE KNOWN. Phr.: the time when the conspiracy was r.'d, tempus quo fieret indicium conjurationis, Cic. Div. 2, 20, 46: the glitter of the helm will r. the robber, nitor galeae manifestabit latronem, Ov. M. 13, 106: v. betray: that from fear of dangerous consequences he had never r.'d it, se nunquam in medium propter periculi metum protulisse, Cic. Fam. 15, 2, 6: to r. all one's secrets to a friend, expromere omnia sua occulta apud amicum, Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 14.