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un⋅cov⋅ered

[uhn-kuhv-erd]
–adjective
1. having no cover or covering.
2. having the head bare.
3. not protected by collateral or other security, as a loan.
4. not protected by insurance: Workers want their uncovered spouses to join the health plan.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME uncovert. See un- 1 , cover, -ed 2

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.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME uncoveren. See un- 2 , cover
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un·cov·er   (ŭn-kŭv'ər)   
v.   un·cov·ered, un·cov·er·ing, un·cov·ers

v.   tr.
  1. To remove the cover from: uncovered the saucepan.

  2. To manifest or disclose; reveal: uncovered new evidence.

  3. To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.

v.   intr.
  1. To remove a cover.

  2. To bare the head in respect or reverence.

un·cov·ered   (ŭn-kŭv'ərd)   
adj.  
  1. Having no cover or protection.

  2. Lacking the protection of insurance or collateral security.

  3. Bareheaded.

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Word Origin & History

uncover 
c.1300, from un- (2) + cover (v.). Earliest use is fig.; lit. sense is attested from 1375.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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