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reveal
(redirected from revealer)

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reveal someone or something to someone
to show or disclose someone or something to someone. The magician opened the door of the cabinet and revealed his assistant to the audience. I revealed my secret to no one. She stepped out from behind the tree and revealed herself to the hostess.

show somebody's/something's true colors also reveal somebody's/something's true colors
to let others see what someone or something is really like Hal's wife showed her true colors by getting a second job when he lost his. Workers felt the company revealed its true colors during the crisis.
See also: color, show, true


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Their topics include a ramble through the burial grounds of ordinary and holy beings in Tibet, morality and consort practices according to the treasure revealer Se ra mkha' 'gro's (1892-1940) biographical and autobiographical writings, treasure revealers and their role in religious revivals in contemporary eastern Tibet, local community rituals in Bhutan, the ala and ngakpa priestly traditions in Nyemo in central Tibet, and interpreting some predictors of sprul sku rebirth.
Nostradamus The Jew: Revealer of Lost History--Not Prophecy" explores Edwards' claim that the famed prophet was not in fact a prophet at all, but instead discussing past events in history that were not of the known public opinion.
Parrots, due to their ability to mimic human speech, often figure in literature as noisy potential revealers of secrets.
 
 
 
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