covert
pronunciation
How to pronounce covert in British English:
UK [ˈkʌvət]
How to pronounce covert in American English:
US [ˈkoʊvɜrt]
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- Noun:
- a flock of coots
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
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- Adjective:
- secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
- of a wife; under the protection of her husband
Word Origin
- covert (adj.)
- c. 1300, from Old French covert "hidden, obscure, underhanded," literally "covered," past participle of covrir "to cover" (see cover). Related: Covertly.
Antonym
Example
- 1. On the surface , nothing proves that wikileaks is a cia covert operation .
- 2. While sexuality saturates nearly all forms of advertising media , they 've had to keep things tame and covert .
- 3. Either way , the authorities will watch public opinion , if only because protest can become a covert form of opposition .
- 4. We know that nuclear co-operation between north korea and syria yielded a secret agreement for pyong-yang to build a covert plutonium reactor for syria .
- 5. We are still fighting a war on terrorist groups , complete with the indefinite detention , drone attacks and covert warfare that infuriated civil libertarians during the bush presidency .