uncover

[uhn-kuhv-er]

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verb (used with object)

to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
to remove the cover or covering from.
to remove a hat from (the head).

verb (used without object)

to remove a cover or covering.
to take off one's hat or other head covering as a gesture of respect.

Origin of uncover

First recorded in 1250–1300, uncover is from the Middle English word uncoveren. See un-², cover

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Examples from the Web for uncover

Contemporary Examples

“It is the responsibility of the new government to uncover all the answers to who was shooting our citizens,” he says.
Photographs Expose Russian-Trained Killers in Kiev
Jamie Dettmer
March 30, 2014
Uncover new details about the 2016 contender's time as First Lady.
What We Learned from 5,000 Pages of Hillary Clinton Documents
Ben Jacobs
March 1, 2014
One reporter is onto Underwood—and he or she will “stop at nothing,” as they say, to uncover the truth.
‘House of Cards’ Season Two Review: Even More Bingeworthy Than the First
Andrew Romano
February 14, 2014
Amid the noise and clamor, we uncover the presents worth cherishing: life, family, friends, and faith.
The True Gifts of Christmas Are Life, Love, and the Mystery of God
Joshua DuBois
December 25, 2013
Fifty years later, she breaks that pledge and joins forces with a journalist as they try to uncover what became of her son.
Give Dame Judi Dench the Damn Oscar for ‘Philomena’
Nico Hines
October 18, 2013

Historical Examples

But such a fashion of beard, while covering a man's face, does much to uncover the man.
Bride of the Mistletoe
James Lane Allen
Which one of the fifty-seven varieties have you elected to uncover first?
The Treasure Trail
Marah Ellis Ryan
And we are as likely now to uncover a war party as a herd of antelope.
The Mountain Divide
Frank H. Spearman
Rub his arms and legs toward his body but do not uncover him to do this.
Boy Scouts Handbook
Boy Scouts of America
The Jew might not uncover the body in the face of the temple.
Folkways
William Graham Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for uncover

uncover

verb

(tr) to remove the cover, cap, top, etc, from
(tr) to reveal or discloseto uncover a plot
to take off (one's head covering), esp as a mark of respect

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for uncover

v.

c.1300, from un- (2) "reverse of" + cover (v.). Earliest use is figurative; literal sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Uncovered; uncovering.

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Examples from the Web for uncover

Contemporary Examples

“It is the responsibility of the new government to uncover all the answers to who was shooting our citizens,” he says.

Uncover new details about the 2016 contender's time as First Lady.

One reporter is onto Underwood—and he or she will “stop at nothing,” as they say, to uncover the truth.

Amid the noise and clamor, we uncover the presents worth cherishing: life, family, friends, and faith.

Fifty years later, she breaks that pledge and joins forces with a journalist as they try to uncover what became of her son.

Historical Examples

But such a fashion of beard, while covering a man's face, does much to uncover the man.

Which one of the fifty-seven varieties have you elected to uncover first?

And we are as likely now to uncover a war party as a herd of antelope.

Rub his arms and legs toward his body but do not uncover him to do this.

The Jew might not uncover the body in the face of the temple.

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Word Origin and History for uncover

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Origin of uncover