uncover
English
/ʌnˈkʌvɚ/, /ʌnˈkʌvə(ɹ)/
verb
Definitions
- To remove a cover from.
- To reveal the identity of.
- To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
- (reflexive) To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect.
- (reflexive) To expose the genitalia.
- (military) To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English uncoveren prefix from English cover.
Origin
English
cover
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aircover English
- becover English
- bedcover English
- cover English
- cover-shame English
- cover-slut English
- coverability English
- coverable English
- coverage English
- coverall English
- coverdisc English
- coverdisk English
- coverer English
- covereth English
- coverglass English
- covering English
- coverless English
- coverline English
- covermount English
- coversheet English
- coverside English
- coverslip English
- coverstrip English
- covertape English
- dustcover English
- forcover English
- forecover English
- hardcover English
- headcover English
- hypercover English
- landcover English
- multicover English
- overcover English
- precover English
- re-cover English
- slipcover English
- slut-cover English
- softcover English
- subcover English
- uncoverable English
- uncoverer English
- uncoverest English
- uncovereth English
- undercover English
- cover Finnish
- koveri Finnish
- covern German
- cover Dutch, Flemish
- cover French
- cover Spanish, Castilian
- cover Portuguese
- cover Swedish
- カバー Japanese
- cover Polish
- coveren Middle English
- uncoveren Middle English
- كفر Hijazi Arabic
- كڤر Hijazi Arabic
- cover
- coverer
- becover
- forcover
- covereth
- re-cover
- coverall
- covering
- coverage
- precover
- aircover
- subcover
- bedcover
- coverline
- hardcover
- dustcover
- coverslip
- slipcover
- coverless
- coverable
- headcover
- overcover
- forecover
- coverdisk
- covertape
- landcover
- softcover
- uncoverer
- coverside
- coverdisc
- covermount
- multicover
- uncoverest
- coverstrip
- cover-slut
- slut-cover
- undercover
- uncovereth
- coversheet
- coverglass
- hypercover
- cover-shame
- uncoverable
- coverability