uncover

(-kuvər)

transitive verb

  1. to make known; disclose; reveal
  2. to lay bare or open by removing a covering
  3. to remove the cover or protection from
  4. to remove the hat, cap, etc. from (the head), as a conventional gesture of respect

intransitive verb

  1. to bare the head, as in respect
  2. to remove a cover or coverings

See uncover in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb un·cov·ered, un·cov·er·ing, un·cov·ers
verb, transitive
  1. To remove the cover from: uncovered the saucepan.
  2. To manifest or disclose; reveal: uncovered new evidence.
  3. To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.
verb, intransitive
  1. To remove a cover.
  2. To bare the head in respect or reverence.

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