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uncover

[uhn-kuhv-er] Origin

un·cov·er

[uhn-kuhv-er]
verb (used with object)
1.
to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
2.
to remove the cover or covering from.
3.
to remove a hat from (the head).
verb (used without object)
4.
to remove a cover or covering.
5.
to take off one's hat or other head covering as a gesture of respect.

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Uncover is one of our favorite verbs.
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to run away hurriedly; flee.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English uncoveren. See un-2, cover
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uncover (ʌnˈkʌvə)
 
vb
1.  (tr) to remove the cover, cap, top, etc, from
2.  (tr) to reveal or disclose: to uncover a plot
3.  to take off (one's head covering), esp as a mark of respect

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uncover
c.1300, from un- (2) + cover (v.). Earliest use is fig.; lit. sense is attested from late 14c.
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