revealed

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past simple and past participle of

to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret:

He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians.

[ + that ] Her biography revealed that she was not as rich as everyone thought.

[ + question word ] He would not reveal where he had hidden her chocolate eggs.

to allow something to be seen that, until then, had been hidden:

A gap in the clouds revealed the Atlantic far below.