Antonyms for uncover

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uhn-kuhv-er

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈkʌv ər

Definition of uncover

Origin : c.1300, from un- (2) "reverse of" + cover (v.). Earliest use is figurative; literal sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Uncovered; uncovering.

verb reveal, disclose

Example sentences :

But such a fashion of beard, while covering a man's face, does much to uncover the man.
Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

Which one of the fifty-seven varieties have you elected to uncover first?
Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan

And we are as likely now to uncover a war party as a herd of antelope.
Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman

Rub his arms and legs toward his body but do not uncover him to do this.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

The Jew might not uncover the body in the face of the temple.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

Uncover your bread; see that all diners have knife, spoon, and napkin.
Extract from : « Early English Meals and Manners » by Various

You know that if I uncover any indication of a crime, all bets are off.
Extract from : « By Proxy » by Gordon Randall Garrett

I have every confidence that Lt. Smith will uncover a good thing.
Extract from : « Between the Lines » by Henry Bascom Smith

No woman should ever uncover her neck to any man but her husband!
Extract from : « Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman » by F. Hopkinson Smith

As you will, gentlemen; but uncover yourselves, for I speak in the king's name.
Extract from : « The Regent's Daughter » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

Synonyms for uncover

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