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Revelé is a term that appears in Romance-language contexts, most prominently as a Spanish verb form. In Spanish, revelé is the first-person singular pretérito perfecto simple of revelar, meaning “I revealed” or “I disclosed.” It is used in narrative past to describe actions completed by the speaker. For example, “Ayer revelé el secreto” translates to “Yesterday I revealed the secret.” The verb revelar itself comes from Latin revelare, formed from re- “un-” plus velare “to veil,” conveying the idea of uncovering or making known.

In French, the cognate verb is révéler, meaning “to reveal.” Its past participle is révélé, with an acute accent on the first e; this accent helps distinguish it in standard French orthography. The form revelé (without the accent) is not standard in French writing and may be treated as nonstandard or erroneous in formal contexts.

The distinction in spelling and accent marks between Spanish and French underscores the importance of proper diacritics in meaning and pronunciation across languages. While revelé represents a specific Spanish past-tense form, the closely related French form révélé serves as the corresponding past participle in French verb conjugation.

See also: revelar, révéler, reveal, etymology of reveal.