uncover
pronunciation
How to pronounce uncover in British English:
UK [ʌnˈkʌvə(r)]
How to pronounce uncover in American English:
US [ʌnˈkʌvər]
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- Verb:
- make visible
- remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
Word Origin
- uncover (v.)
- early 14c., from un- (2) "reverse of" + cover (v.). Earliest use is figurative; literal sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Uncovered; uncovering.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Uncover the truth to these common fast food myths .
- 2. Dig deeper and you uncover a number of telling differences in transatlantic attitudes .
- 3. During market research be prepared to uncover technical limitations you weren 't expecting .
- 4. Image : data from the cms experiment , which helped uncover the higgs boson .
- 5. One company aims to uncover those hidden agendas .