TO UNVEIL =
1 [transitive] to show or tell people about a new product or plan for THE FIRST TIME [= to reveal]:
2 [transitive] to remove the cover from something, especially as part of a formal ceremony.
- Steve Jobs' yacht Venus unveiled in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands
- The European Space Agency has unveiled plans to "take 3D printing into the metal age" by building parts for jets, spacecraft and fusion projects. [BBC News].
- Carlo Ancelotti was unveiled as the new Real Madrid coach
- A device officially described as the world's first ethically sourced smartphone was unveiled in London this week.
- The statue was unveiled by the Queen.
TO DISCLOSE (formal) =
1 [transitive] to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept SECRET [= to reveal]:
2 [transitive] to show something by removing the thing that covers it [= reveal]
- Apple refuses to disclose carbon emissions data.
- An inventor has two choices: do not seek patent protection for the invention and try to keep all information as a trade secret or seek patent protection in which case the invention must be fully disclosed.
- To send emails to undisclosed recipients.
TO UNRAVEL =
1 [transitive] to understand or explain something that is MYSTERIOUS or COMPLICATED [= to solve]:
2 [intransitive and transitive] if you unravel threads, string etc, or if they unravel, they stop being twisted together.
- Detectives are still trying to unravel the mystery surrounding his death.
- Unravelling regular expressions step-by-step.
- Researchers unravel the developmental origins of immune disease. They have discovered that during pregnancy, important immune cells in the mother and developing baby are highly synchronised through hormones.
- University of Calgary researchers unravel immunity secret. They discovered that blood platelets act as security guards for specialized cells in the liver that trap the majority of bacteria in the bloodstream: when bacteria is found, the platelets join together and form a seal to prevent it from spreading.
- Researchers unravel mysteries about mercury in fish. They found out the level of mercury in fish varies depending on the depth at which the fish feed in the ocean.
TO UNTANGLE =
[transitive] to make something confused and perplexing less complicated: [= to clear up]:
- RxJS is the JavaScript API that allows to untangle your asynchronous code
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