Etymology

revelate

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Today it means: To reveal. Full definition →

Latin revēlātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromrevēlātus
  2. English todayrevelate

Latin revēlātus, perfect passive participle of revēlō. By surface analysis this English verb can be interpreted as a back-formation from such words as revelation, revelator, and revelatory.

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