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un·cover (-kuv′ər)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

uncover Synonyms

uncover

v.

unseal, uncork, unscrew, pry open, lift the lid, unstopper, dig up, reveal, tap, lay open, unclose, fish up*; see also open 2.

Antonyms close*, cover*, seal up.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

uncover Usage Examples

Object

  • nakedness: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's near kinswoman.

Subject

  • archeologist: Forgotten for more than 1,600 years, the once-thriving trade center of Pompeii has been successfully uncovered by archeologists.

Preposition: during

  • excavation: Each layer, structure or deposit uncovered during an excavation is called a ' context ' and given a unique context number.

Used with why or when

  • which: Documents have also been uncovered which reveal the Crown's outrage at being " misled " by the police.

Modifying Another Word

  • gradually: Our intelligence services gradually uncovered this network's reach, and identified its key experts and agents and money men.

Preposition: in

  • excavation: A large interior timber was uncovered in the excavation running longitudinally across six frames.

Preposition: for

  • minute: Add the wine and cook, uncovered for 10 minutes.

Preposition: by

  • archeologist: Forgotten for more than 1,600 years, the once-thriving trade center of Pompeii has been successfully uncovered by archeologists.
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