reveal vs leak

reveal is not a noun while leak is a noun.

reveal and leak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reveal	No	No	Yes	No
leak	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, leak is a hyponym of reveal; that is, leak is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reveal:

reveal: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
leak: tell anonymously

Other hyponyms of reveal include blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out, come out of the closet, out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle, reveal.

reveal (noun)	leak (noun)
	unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
	the discharge of a fluid from some container
	an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
	a euphemism for urination
	soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi

reveal (verb)	leak (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
make manifest	enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
disclose directly or through prophets	tell anonymously
	be leaked

Difference between reveal and leak

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