Also means
to prove to be
Usage Note
Révéler is used both for disclosing information (révéler un secret) and for describing a quality that emerges (se révéler difficile — 'to turn out to be difficult'). The reflexive se révéler is extremely common in formal writing as an alternative to s'avérer. The noun is révélation.
Examples
"Il a révélé son secret à sa sœur."
Natural Translation
He revealed his secret to his sister.

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