reveal vs let on

reveal and let on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reveal	No	No	Yes	No
let on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reveal and let on are synonyms defined as:

reveal and let on: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Other synonyms of reveal include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let out, uncover, unwrap.

As verbs, let on is a hypernym of reveal; that is, let on is a word with a broader meaning than reveal:

reveal: disclose directly or through prophets
let on: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Other hypernyms of reveal include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

reveal (verb)	let on (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	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
make manifest
disclose directly or through prophets