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uncover
[uhn-kuhv-er]
verb (used with object)
to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
to remove the cover or covering from.
to remove a hat from (the head).
verb (used without object)
to remove a cover or covering.
to take off one's hat or other head covering as a gesture of respect.
uncover
/ ʌˈʌə /
verb
(tr) to remove the cover, cap, top, etc, from
(tr) to reveal or disclose
to uncover a plot
to take off (one's head covering), esp as a mark of respect
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
“It’s not inherently a bad thing these people come from outside the government. It’s that they lack any experience in the methods used to uncover waste and inefficiency.”
He said it was a criminal investigation that also uncovered undocumented immigrants.
"Where I live, we call this activity vraga - it means going out to find something lost or hidden, and to uncover its story. And that's exactly what we've done here, with your amazing help."
A March 2023 search of the unit where the teens overdosed uncovered pills laced with fentanyl and “two large bindles of what appeared to be fentanyl” inside a dormitory, according to the inspector general’s report.
Detectives have revealed how they uncovered a makeshift factory that produced lethal "assassination kits" for organised crime groups.
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