uncover

Verb

Meaning

To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.

To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.

To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect.

To remove the covers from dishes, or the like.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

expose reveal discover disclose divulge bring out find learn detect unearth unwrap uncloak track down turn up let out
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Antonyms

cover japan murphy cape mackintosh mufti
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Hypernyms

tell reveal unveil bring out

Hyponyms

out babble face spring talk reveal

Phrases with the word

uncover oneself to uncover

Derivatives

uncovered uncovering

Examples

God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible. James Clavell

A novel that does not uncover a hitherto unknown segment of existence is immoral. Knowledge is the novel's only morality. Milan Kundera

If the next time our governments propose to make war on a helpless civilian population we were to uncover our grief and guilt instead of our anger, how much difference might we make? Germaine Greer

Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties. John Irving

I came into this world anxious to uncover the meaning of things, my soul desirous to be at origin of the world, and here I am an object among other objects. Frantz Fanon

It's tragic to have to uncover a recently covered haystack. Sicilian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

uncouthness uncovenable uncovenanted uncover oneself uncoverable uncovered