uncover

un·cov·er

verb \-ˈkə-vər\

Definition of UNCOVER

transitive verb

1

: to make known : bring to light : disclose, reveal <uncover the truth>

2

: to expose to view by removing some covering

3

a : to take the cover from b : to remove the hat from <uncovered his head>

4

: to deprive of protection

intransitive verb

1

: to remove a cover or covering

2

: to take off the hat as a token of respect

Examples of UNCOVER

1. Police uncovered a criminal plot.
2. Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.

First Known Use of UNCOVER

14th century

Related to UNCOVER

Synonyms: bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on (about), spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, reveal, unmask, unveil

Antonyms: cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

Related Words: confide, share; debunk, show up; unclothe, undrape; advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound; betray, blab, give away, leak; inform, squeal, talk; communicate, impart, relate; acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own; disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth

Near Antonyms: camouflage, disguise; gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash; becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade

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Rhymes with UNCOVER

bedcover, break cover, discover, dustcover, gill cover, ground cover, hardcover, re-cover, recover, slipcover, softcover, windhover