Antonyms for re-covers
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ree-kuhv-er |
Phonetic Transcription : riˈkʌv ər |
- abandon
- agitate
- annoy
- antique
- avoid
- block
- blow
- bore
- break
- calm
- cancel
- cease
- complete
- condemn
- confine
- corrupt
- damage
- deaden
- decline
- decrease
- demote
- depart
- depress
- deprive
- descend
- destroy
- deteriorate
- die
- diminish
- dirty
- discontinue
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismiss
- disperse
- dispirit
- disproportion
- dissatisfy
- dissuade
- distribute
- disturb
- divide
- dodge
- drop
- dull
- end
- endanger
- enervate
- fail
- fall short
- finish
- forfeit
- forget
- forsake
- free
- give
- give in
- give up
- go
- go away
- grow
- halt
- harm
- have
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- impair
- imperil
- imprison
- incarcerate
- injure
- keep
- kill
- languish
- leave
- leave alone
- leave open
- lessen
- let go
- limit
- lose
- lower
- maintain
- make vulnerable
- mislay
- miss
- misunderstand
- neglect
- obstruct
- offer
- overlook
- pass
- pass by
- penalize
- persist
- plant
- pollute
- precede
- quit
- recede
- reduce
- refuse
- regress
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- remain
- repress
- restrain
- retreat
- retrogress
- ruin
- sacrifice
- sadden
- scatter
- seize
- shun
- sow
- spend
- spoil
- squander
- stay
- stop
- suppress
- surrender
- take
- throw away
- tire
- trouble
- upset
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- worry
- worsen
- wreck
- yield
Definition of re-covers
Origin :- "to put a new cover on," c.1400, from re- "again" + cover (v.). Related: Re-covered; re-covering.
- As in improve : verb make or become better
- As in mend : verb correct, improve, fix
- As in obtain : verb get, acquire
- As in perk up : verb cheer
- As in pick up : verb improve
- As in profit : verb gain; get or give an advantage
- As in rally : verb revive; take a turn for the better
- As in ransom : verb pay blackmail money for return of possession or person
- As in reap : verb collect, harvest
- As in recompense : verb pay back, make restitution
- As in recover : verb find again
- As in recover : verb improve in health
- As in recruit : verb gather resources
- As in recuperate : verb improve in health
- As in recycle : verb reuse
- As in regain : verb get back, get back to
- As in rehabilitate : verb renovate, adjust
- As in reimburse : verb pay back something owed
- As in rejuvenate : verb make new again
- As in repair : verb fix, restore
- As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
- As in repossess : verb take back
- As in rescue : verb save from danger
- As in restore : verb fix, make new
- As in retrieve : verb get back
- As in revive : verb start again; bring back to life
- As in salvage : verb save, rescue
- As in save : verb rescue
- As in succeed : verb attain good outcome
- As in survive : verb continue to live
- As in bounce back : verb recuperate quickly
- As in recapture : verb regain
- As in reclaim : verb bring into usable condition
- As in reclaim : verb restore
- As in reanimate : verb revive
- As in reassume : verb resume
- As in reawaken : verb revive
- As in recondition : verb restore
- As in reoccupy : verb resume
- As in restitute : verb restore
- As in resurrect : verb revive
- As in retake : verb resume
- As in revitalize : verb revive
- As in revivify : verb revive
- As in come along : verb progress, develop
- As in come back : verb return
- As in find : verb catch sight of, lay hands on
- As in get back : verb regain
- Now it is a small area in which the water laps at rotting lichened posts as it slowly uncovers and re-covers the slimy mud.
- Extract from : « The Thames » by G. E. Mitton
Synonyms for re-covers
- access
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquire
- advance
- aid
- alter
- ameliorate
- amend
- animate
- annex
- ante up
- arouse
- arrive
- arrive at
- atone
- atone for
- attain
- augment
- avail
- awaken
- back up
- bail one out
- bail out
- balance
- be extant
- be left
- be of advantage
- be on the mend
- be out of the woods
- be out of woods
- be refreshed
- be successful
- bear
- beg borrow or steal
- benefit
- better
- boost
- bounce back
- brace up
- breathe new life into
- brighten
- bring around
- bring back
- bring in
- bring to
- bring to light
- buck up
- build up
- bump into
- buy freedom of
- buy out
- call to arms
- call up
- capitalize on
- capture
- carry off
- carry on
- carry through
- cash in on
- catch up
- chalk up
- chance upon
- change
- cheer
- cheer up
- civilize
- clean up
- clear
- collar
- collect
- come across
- come again
- come along
- come around
- come by
- come from behind
- come off
- come through
- come to have
- come to life
- come to rescue
- come up with
- come upon
- comfort
- comp
- compass
- compensate
- compensate for
- condition
- conquer
- conserve
- console
- continue
- contribute
- convalesce
- convert
- cop
- corral
- correct
- cough up
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- countervail
- crop
- cull
- cultivate
- cure
- cut
- cut it
- darn
- debug
- defend
- deliver
- derive
- descry
- detect
- develop
- dig up
- discern
- discover
- disembarrass
- disentangle
- displace
- distance
- distinguish
- do
- do all right
- do better
- do business
- do the trick
- do up
- do well
- doctor
- doctor up
- domesticate
- draft
- draw
- drum up
- earn
- echo
- edit
- effect
- elevate
- emancipate
- emend
- encounter
- encourage
- endure
- energize
- engage
- enhance
- enkindle
- enlist
- enliven
- enroll
- equalize
- espy
- exhilarate
- exist
- expiate
- exploit
- expose
- extricate
- fall in with
- feel oneself again
- ferret out
- fetch
- fiddle with
- fill in
- fill up
- find human resources
- fix
- fix up
- flourish
- follow
- forge ahead
- free
- front for
- fulfill
- furbish
- gain
- gain ground
- gain strength
- garner
- gather
- get
- get act together
- get as a result
- get at
- get back
- get back in shape
- get back on feet
- get back on one's feet
- get better
- get hold of
- get in shape
- get off the hook
- get on
- get one's hands on
- get out
- get out from under
- get out of hock
- get over
- get second wind
- get through
- get to the top
- get well
- give a break
- give a face-lift
- give back
- give face lift to
- give new life to
- give satisfaction
- gladden
- glean
- go all the way
- go the limit
- gobble up
- grab
- grease
- grow
- grow famous
- grow stronger
- handle
- happen upon
- have
- heal
- help
- hit
- hit upon
- hoard
- hold out
- hold over
- identify
- impress
- improve
- increase
- indemnify
- induct
- ingather
- inherit
- inspirit
- invade
- invigorate
- keep
- keep afloat
- knit
- last
- lay fingers on
- lay up
- learn from
- levy
- liberate
- lift
- light upon
- live
- live down
- live on
- live out
- live through
- liven up
- locate
- look up
- make a comeback
- make a fortune
- make a haul
- make a killing
- make amends
- make capital
- make good
- make good use of
- make healthy
- make it
- make it big
- make money
- make out
- make reparations
- make restitution
- make strides
- make the cut
- make the most of
- make up for
- make use of
- make well
- make whole
- make young again
- manumit
- meet
- meliorate
- mend
- mobilize
- modernize
- mow
- muster
- nab
- notice
- observe
- obtain
- obtain again
- obtain release of
- occupy
- offset
- oust
- outdistance
- outlast
- outlive
- outplace
- outwear
- outwit
- overcome
- overcompensate
- overhaul
- patch
- patch up
- pay
- pay for
- pay for release of
- pay off
- pep up
- perceive
- perk up
- persevere
- persist
- pick
- pick up
- pinch hit for
- pinpoint
- please
- pluck
- polish
- possess
- preserve
- prevail
- procure
- produce
- profit
- progress
- promote
- propitiate
- proselytize
- prosper
- protect
- pull around
- pull off
- pull out of fire
- pull out of it
- pull out of the fire
- pull through
- purchase
- purify
- put back
- put back together
- put in order
- put out
- put right
- put to good use
- quicken
- raise
- rally
- ransom
- re-enter
- reach
- reach again
- reacquire
- reactivate
- ready
- realize
- reanimate
- reap
- reap the benefit
- reappear
- reassume
- reattain
- reawaken
- rebound
- rebuild
- recall
- recapture
- receive
- reciprocate
- reclaim
- recognize
- recollect
- recommence
- recompense
- recondition
- reconstitute
- reconstruct
- recoup
- recover
- recruit
- rectify
- recuperate
- recur
- recycle
- redeem
- rediscover
- redress
- reerect
- reestablish
- reexperience
- refine
- refit
- reflect
- reform
- refresh
- refund
- refurbish
- regain
- regain health
- regain one's health
- regain one's strength
- regain strength
- regenerate
- rehab
- rehabilitate
- reimburse
- reimpose
- reinforce
- reinstate
- reintegrate
- reintroduce
- reinvigorate
- rejuvenate
- rekindle
- release
- relieve
- remain
- remain alive
- remedy
- remember
- remigrate
- remodel
- remunerate
- renew
- renew one's strength
- renovate
- reoccupy
- reopen
- repair
- repay
- replace
- replenish
- replevin
- replevy
- repossess
- reprise
- reprocess
- repurchase
- requite
- rescue
- resolve
- restart
- restitute
- restore
- resume
- resurrect
- resuscitate
- retain
- retake
- retaliate
- retouch
- retread
- retrieve
- return
- return to
- return to form
- revamp
- revise
- revitalize
- revive
- revivify
- reward
- ride out
- right
- ring
- ring in
- rise
- round up
- rouse
- run across
- run into
- safeguard
- salvage
- salve
- satisfy
- save
- save life of
- save one's neck
- scare up
- score
- scrape together
- scrape up
- secure
- see through
- seize
- select
- serve
- service
- set free
- set right
- set to rights
- settle
- sew
- shake
- shape up
- sharpen
- shift
- show improvement
- sight
- sign on
- sign up
- sit in
- skyrocket
- smoke out
- snag
- snap back
- snap out of it
- sober up
- solace
- spot
- spring
- spring for
- spring up
- spruce
- spruce up
- square
- square up
- stand in
- stand in good stead
- stand in lieu of
- stand up
- start anew
- step into shoes of
- store up
- straighten out
- strengthen
- strike
- strip
- stumble upon
- sub
- subsist
- substitute
- succeed
- suffer
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- surge
- surmount
- sustain
- swap places
- sweeten the pot
- swell
- swing for
- take
- take advantage of
- take back
- take care of
- take heart
- take in
- take off
- take on
- take out
- take over
- take over from
- take turn for better
- take up
- tame
- thrive
- touch up
- tough it out
- track down
- train
- trip on
- triumph
- turn around
- turn out
- turn the corner
- turn things around
- turn to advantage
- turn up
- unchain
- uncover
- unearth
- unfetter
- unleash
- unloose
- unshackle
- update
- upgrade
- use
- utilize
- vanquish
- wake up
- wangle
- weather
- win
- win back
- win over
- withstand
- work
- work for
- worst
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