rivelate

Rivelate is the feminine plural past participle of the Italian verb rivelare, used both as an adjective meaning “revealed” or “disclosed” and as the passive participle in compound tenses. When used as an adjective, it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies, as in informazioni rivelate (revealed information).

Etymology and form. The verb rivelare derives from Latin revelare, from re- plus velare, meaning to uncover or remove a veil. In Italian, rivelare retains the sense of making known what was hidden, and rivelate functions as the feminine plural form of the participle.

Usage notes. Rivelate can appear after the noun as a straightforward adjective, or as part of passive or semi-passive constructions in compound tenses. For example: Le informazioni rivelate dall'inchiesta hanno cambiato la narrazione. Le informazioni sono state rivelate ieri. When used with auxiliary avere, the participle generally does not change for gender and number unless a preceding direct object influences agreement; with essere, it agrees with the subject in gender and number.

Common contexts. The form is frequent in journalism, academic writing, and legal or investigative discourse, where information, findings, or evidence are described as revealed or disclosed.

See also. Rivelare, rivelazione, rivelatore.