# unveiled

Pronunciation: say "un-VAYLD" /ʌnˈveɪld/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of unveil. — simple past and past participle of unveil
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of unveil. Use this form for something that was shown or made public earlier.
   - _The committee unveiled its plans for the downtown park._
   - _A bronze memorial was unveiled in the town square on Sunday._

## Adjective

2. Without a veil, whether not wearing one or not hidden behind one.
   - Simple: Not wearing a veil, or with the face left open and uncovered.
   - _An unveiled face was unusual at such a formal ceremony._
   - _She stood unveiled before the congregation, contrary to local custom._

## Origin

From Middle English unveiled (also spelled vnueylyd), formed from the prefix un- plus veil plus the suffix -ed.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unveiled (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).