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uncover Definition

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

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.

uncover Usage Examples

Object

  • nakedness: You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's near kinswoman.
  • secret: You might also uncover a secret that's too good to share - yet.
  • truth: They called in the Hidden House History team to uncover the truth about their home.
  • conspiracy: Dumas gave the task of uncovering this conspiracy to his four musketeers, Porthos, Athos, Aramis and D'Artagnan.
  • mystery: My husband was thrilled to have uncovered the Scottish mystery of his family tree at long last.
  • plot: Ulrik slowly uncovers a cynical plot that involves the country's incumbent Prime Minister.

Subject

  • archeologist: Forgotten for more than 1,600 years, the once-thriving trade center of Pompeii has been successfully uncovered by archeologists.
  • tide: Dependant on level of the shoreline they colonize, they need also to be tolerant to desiccation when uncovered by the tide.
  • excavation: The sequence was uncovered by excavation by Exeter Archeology in 1976-8.

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.
  • who: Conservatives blacks and can be an uncover who 's least the justice department.
  • what: Analysis of the news that is accurate uncovers what the facts show, presenting all the facts of an issue.
  • why: His name rang a small bell in my brain and after a little Googling I uncovered why.

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.
  • tide: Dependant on level of the shoreline they colonize, they need also to be tolerant to desiccation when uncovered by the tide.
  • excavation: The sequence was uncovered by excavation by Exeter Archeology in 1976-8.