uncover

Meaning

1. To remove a cover from.
2. To reveal the identity of.
3. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
4. (intransitive, reflexive) To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect.
5. (intransitive, reflexive) To expose the genitalia.
6. (transitive) To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front.

Synonyms

reveal

expose

open

disclose

bare

discover

unveil

strip

undress

unmask

detect

remove

find

🔍

dig up

unearth

show up

uncloak

denude

divulge

unlock

🔓

unfold

skin

undo

take off

abstract

come up

disrobe

clear

unclothe

nick

betray

unclose

unwrap

loosen

locate

bring out

starve

shell

🐚

steal

tell

blow

spot

find out

deprive

rout

open up

peel

purloin

rumble

bring to light

Translations

découvrir

scoprire

descubrir

destapar

abdecken

ontdekken

revelar

enthüllen

dévoiler

déceler

révéler

aufdecken

ξεσκεπάζω

αποκαλύπτω

descobrir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈkʌvɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: uncoveren

In summary

From Middle English uncoveren, equivalent to un- + cover.