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uncover
[
uhn-
kuhv
-er
]
Origin
un·cov·er
/
ʌnˈkʌv
ər
/
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[
uhn-
kuhv
-er
]
Show IPA
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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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
uncover
c.1300, from
un-
(2) +
cover
(v.). Earliest use is fig.; lit. sense is attested from late 14c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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