uncover
/ʌnkˈʌvɝ/verb3 syllables
Uncover means: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.
Synonyms for uncover13
verb, as in make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
verb, as in remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
Opposites of uncover
What does uncover mean?3
verb
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret“The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”
reveal to view as by removing a cover“The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set”
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body“uncover your belly”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with uncover?7
Uncover in a sentence
- Uncover the horrific truth of this shocking story.corvard
- Who knows what new discoveries these observatories will uncover?Hybrid
- Specialized instruments are used to uncover any hidden pockets of water.Cangarejo
- Robert is a reporter and can uncover any truth in the world.Amastan
- William was determined to uncover the facts behind the mysterious disappearance.Amastan
- Yuri thanked the maid for helping him uncover the truth.Amastan
- I'd like to uncover what hides underneath her fake niceness.LoverofEnglish
- The courtroom resonated with passionate debates whose ultimate goal was to uncover the truth.samir_t
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of uncover
as a verb
- past tense
- uncovered
- present participle
- uncovering
- third-person singular
- uncovers