uncoverv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkʌvə/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkʌvə/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkəvər/

Forms: Also Middle English vnkeuer(e, Middle English oncowyr, Middle English–1500s vncouere, etc.

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a, 1c, 1

1. figurative. To disclose, lay bare, make known.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)]

unwryc825

unhelec1000

to draw forthc1175

unhillc1200

to bring forth?c1225

unsteekc1250

let witc1275

uncovera1300

wraya1300

knowc1300

barea1325

shrivec1374

unwrapc1374

again-covera1382

nakena1382

outc1390

tellc1390

disclosea1393

cough1393

unhidea1400

unclosec1400

unhaspc1400

bewrayc1405

reveal1409

accusea1413

reveil1424

unlocka1425

unrekec1425

disclude?1440

uncurec1440

utter1444

detect1447

break1463

expose1483

divinec1500

revelate1514

to bring (also put) to light1526

decipher1529

rake1547

rip1549

unshadow1550

to lay to sight1563

uppen1565

unlace1567

unvisor?1571

resign1572

uncloak1574

disshroud1577

spill1577

reap1578

unrip1579

scour1585

unharboura1586

unmask1586

uncase1587

descrya1591

unclasp?1592

unrive1592

discover1594

unburden1594

untomb1594

unhusk1596

dismask1598

to open upc1600

untruss1600

divulge1602

unshale1606

unbrace1607

unveil1609

rave1610

disveil1611

unface1611

unsecret1612

unvizard1620

to open up1624

uncurtain1628

unscreen1628

unbare1630

disenvelop1632

unclothe1632

to lay forth1633

unshroud1633

unmuffle1637

midwife1638

dissecret1640

unseal1640

unmantle1643

to fetch out1644

undisguise1655

disvelop1658

decorticate1660

clash1667

exert1692

disinter1711

to up with1715

unbundlea1739

develop1741

disembosom1745

to open out1814

to let out1833

unsack1846

uncrown1849

to bring (out) in (also into) the open1861

unfrock1866

disbosom1868

to blow the lid off1928

flush1950

surface1955

to take or pull the wraps off1964

a1300 Cursor Mundi 27425 And sua his rede ask he Þat naman scrift vn-couer [d] be.

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xvii. sig. L2^v In our demaunds, we vncouer our owne desires.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης xxviii. 238 Neither was it to cover thir perjury as he accuses, but to uncover his perjury to the Oath of his Coronation.

a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 405 I now come to review them in their common nature..and uncover their Comparative Elements.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. xlix. 161 The terrible evening over the hearth, when her simple soul uncovered itself to his.

a. To lay open or bare by the removal of some covering thing or matter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > uncover and expose

unwryc825

bareOE

unhelec1000

uncoverc1390

disclosea1393

to lay outa1400

unhidea1400

declose14..

unbare1530

discover1563

imbear1657

fleece1667

unfence1715

to lay bare1807

to open out1832

strip1839

expose1851

c1390 (?c1350) Joseph of Arimathie (1871) l. 559 Eualac..vn-keuered his scheld & on þe cros biholdes.

c1400 Brut i. 125 Þis Hardiknoght..lete vncouere his broþer Harolde, and smote of his Heuede..at Westmynstr.

14.. Three Kings Cologne (Cambr.) 28 Whan hit [the snow] is vncouered oute of þe chaf, anoone hit dissolueþ and wasteþ awey.

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) i. xxxv. 22 It is bettere the keyes..ben hid than vnhyd, For al bi times may men come to vnkeuere both that oon and that oother.

1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. iv. f. 56 The teares yet distilling down his chekes [he] vncouered his face.

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 9/2 Which we can not certaynlye espye, without makinge denudatione of the Cranium, and to our sight vncover it.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 995 The Turkes..vncouered and vnbarred their artillerie against the assailants.

1779 Mirror No. 64 That mental feast with which I was to be regaled when the table should be uncovered.

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. ii. 276 Weeping always, and never..uncovering her face.

1839 J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Church (1847) xii. 133 Human bones, which from time to time have been uncovered by the winds, and lie bleaching on the sand.

1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 414 It really does uncover the inches set forth below, whereas many other patterns only uncover about two-thirds.

b. To make bare or naked by removal of clothing; to expose unclothed or unveiled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > strip or undress a person

to dight nakedc1200

stripa1225

unclothec1300

nakea1350

despoilc1386

spoilc1386

spoila1400

uncleada1400

undighta1400

unarray14..

disarrayc1425

disattire?1473

unray1485

uncover1530

tirr1553

disclothe1570

disvesture1570

uncoat1571

uncase1576

unapparel1577

disrobe1590

unrig1591

unbusk1596

unstrip1596

untire1597

devest1598

unparel1603

unshale1604

unvest1609

disapparel1610

flaya1616

undress1615

disinvest1619

disvest1627

despoil1632

blanch1675

unpack1765

ungarment1805

peel1820

divest1848

divesture1854

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 767/1 Uncover this man, take awaye the clothes.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xlvii. 2 Vncouer y^e legge, & passe through the floods.

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xlvii. 2 Discouer the shoulder, vncouer the thighes.

1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere II. i. xix. 242 When an Indian is about to worship at the Morai, or brings his offering to the altar, he always uncovers his body to the waste.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 200 On uncovering the foot at that part was found a blue mark.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 161 Uncover your chest and back to me that I may have a better view.

reflexive.1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Sam. vi. 20 The kynge..hath vn~couered himselfe before the maydens of his seruauntes.1734 G. Sale in tr. Koran 291 (note) It being reckoned..indecent, for a woman..to uncover her self before one who is an infidel.absolute.1713 J. Addison in Guardian 16 July 1/2 We were forced to uncover after them, being unwilling to give out so soon.

c. To drive (a fox) out of cover.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [verb (transitive)] > hunt fox > drive from layer

unkennel1565

uncover1812

1812 Sporting Mag. 39 185 Proceeding to Minting Wood, they uncovered a fox.

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 414 The hounds could not uncover him, so the ron was set in flames about his lugs.

3. To remove a cover or covering from, to take the cover or top off (something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)]

unlidOE

abareOE

discovera1382

uncoverc1410

unwlapa1425

unmantle1598

dismantle1604

uncowl1611

unface1611

unquilt1611

uncase1643

uncap1688

tirl naked1721

c1410 Sir Cleges 364 Sir Cleges oncowyrd the panyere, And schewed..the cheryse.

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 3935 The Cup was vncoverid, þe swerd was out I-brayid.

1507 Coventry Leet Bk. 609 That on Joh. a Woode, mercer, let on-couere the Redde diche, which renneth throwgh his gardeyn.

1534 Bible (Tyndale rev. Joye) Mark ii. 4 They vncovered the rofe of the housse where he was.

1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 114/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The churches for the most part were all destroied & vncouered.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. iii. 47 A long Pole or Bambo..with a Cutting-hook at the end of it, purposely for uncovering the houses.

1737 R. Challoner Catholick Christian Instructed xxiii. 220 Our Altars are also uncovered and stript of all their Ornaments.

a. To remove the hat from (the head), as a mark of reverence, respect, or courtesy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > uncover (the head)

discovera1382

uncover1530

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 767/1 Why do you thus, I pray you, be nat uncovered for me.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lev. x. 6 Ye shall not vncouer youre heades, ner rente youre clothes.

1608 Yorkshire Trag. sig. B4 I that neuer could abide to vncover my head ith Church.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. vii. 129 None of the Eastern people use the Complement of uncovering their Heads when they meet, as we do.

b. absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)] > bare head

to take off one's hat1571

move1573

unhat1611

bonneta1616

off-capa1616

uncover1627

doff1674

to touch one's hat1738

unbonnet1821

1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) ix. S 3 b Thus hauing spoke Straight hee vncouers, and presents the head.

1841 T. B. Macaulay Warren Hastings in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 160 The House of Commons which uncovered and stood up to receive him.

1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 37 He stopped short, reverentially un~covered, and stood bare-headed till the line of mourners had passed.

5. Military.

a. To expose, leave open, by the moving or manœuvring of men.

ΚΠ

1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry 160 As soon as the rear division is uncovered, it receives the word, March!

1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) The different leading companies or divisions, &c. successively uncover those in their rear.

1832 Proposed Regulations Cavalry iii. 72 The Troop..advances till its right uncovers the left of the Base Troop.

b. To leave unprotected by withdrawal of troops.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defend [verb (transitive)] > leave undefended

uncover1899

1899 Daily News 27 Mar. 7/4 The old battle lines surrounding the city are maintained, and the city cannot be safely uncovered.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncover
释义	uncoverv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkʌvə/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkʌvə/, U.S. /ˌənˈkəvər/ Forms: Also Middle English vnkeuer(e, Middle English oncowyr, Middle English–1500s vncouere, etc. Etymology: un- prefix² 1a, 1c, 1 1. figurative. To disclose, lay bare, make known. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] unwryc825 unhelec1000 to draw forthc1175 unhillc1200 to bring forth?c1225 unsteekc1250 let witc1275 uncovera1300 wraya1300 knowc1300 barea1325 shrivec1374 unwrapc1374 again-covera1382 nakena1382 outc1390 tellc1390 disclosea1393 cough1393 unhidea1400 unclosec1400 unhaspc1400 bewrayc1405 reveal1409 accusea1413 reveil1424 unlocka1425 unrekec1425 disclude?1440 uncurec1440 utter1444 detect1447 break1463 expose1483 divinec1500 revelate1514 to bring (also put) to light1526 decipher1529 rake1547 rip1549 unshadow1550 to lay to sight1563 uppen1565 unlace1567 unvisor?1571 resign1572 uncloak1574 disshroud1577 spill1577 reap1578 unrip1579 scour1585 unharboura1586 unmask1586 uncase1587 descrya1591 unclasp?1592 unrive1592 discover1594 unburden1594 untomb1594 unhusk1596 dismask1598 to open upc1600 untruss1600 divulge1602 unshale1606 unbrace1607 unveil1609 rave1610 disveil1611 unface1611 unsecret1612 unvizard1620 to open up1624 uncurtain1628 unscreen1628 unbare1630 disenvelop1632 unclothe1632 to lay forth1633 unshroud1633 unmuffle1637 midwife1638 dissecret1640 unseal1640 unmantle1643 to fetch out1644 undisguise1655 disvelop1658 decorticate1660 clash1667 exert1692 disinter1711 to up with1715 unbundlea1739 develop1741 disembosom1745 to open out1814 to let out1833 unsack1846 uncrown1849 to bring (out) in (also into) the open1861 unfrock1866 disbosom1868 to blow the lid off1928 flush1950 surface1955 to take or pull the wraps off1964 a1300 Cursor Mundi 27425 And sua his rede ask he Þat naman scrift vn-couer [d] be. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xvii. sig. L2^v In our demaunds, we vncouer our owne desires. 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης xxviii. 238 Neither was it to cover thir perjury as he accuses, but to uncover his perjury to the Oath of his Coronation. a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 405 I now come to review them in their common nature..and uncover their Comparative Elements. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. xlix. 161 The terrible evening over the hearth, when her simple soul uncovered itself to his. 2. a. To lay open or bare by the removal of some covering thing or matter. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > uncover and expose unwryc825 bareOE unhelec1000 uncoverc1390 disclosea1393 to lay outa1400 unhidea1400 declose14.. unbare1530 discover1563 imbear1657 fleece1667 unfence1715 to lay bare1807 to open out1832 strip1839 expose1851 c1390 (?c1350) Joseph of Arimathie (1871) l. 559 Eualac..vn-keuered his scheld & on þe cros biholdes. c1400 Brut i. 125 Þis Hardiknoght..lete vncouere his broþer Harolde, and smote of his Heuede..at Westmynstr. 14.. Three Kings Cologne (Cambr.) 28 Whan hit [the snow] is vncouered oute of þe chaf, anoone hit dissolueþ and wasteþ awey. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) i. xxxv. 22 It is bettere the keyes..ben hid than vnhyd, For al bi times may men come to vnkeuere both that oon and that oother. 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. iv. f. 56 The teares yet distilling down his chekes [he] vncouered his face. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 9/2 Which we can not certaynlye espye, without makinge denudatione of the Cranium, and to our sight vncover it. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 995 The Turkes..vncouered and vnbarred their artillerie against the assailants. 1779 Mirror No. 64 That mental feast with which I was to be regaled when the table should be uncovered. 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. ii. 276 Weeping always, and never..uncovering her face. 1839 J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Church (1847) xii. 133 Human bones, which from time to time have been uncovered by the winds, and lie bleaching on the sand. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 414 It really does uncover the inches set forth below, whereas many other patterns only uncover about two-thirds. b. To make bare or naked by removal of clothing; to expose unclothed or unveiled. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > strip or undress a person to dight nakedc1200 stripa1225 unclothec1300 nakea1350 despoilc1386 spoilc1386 spoila1400 uncleada1400 undighta1400 unarray14.. disarrayc1425 disattire?1473 unray1485 uncover1530 tirr1553 disclothe1570 disvesture1570 uncoat1571 uncase1576 unapparel1577 disrobe1590 unrig1591 unbusk1596 unstrip1596 untire1597 devest1598 unparel1603 unshale1604 unvest1609 disapparel1610 flaya1616 undress1615 disinvest1619 disvest1627 despoil1632 blanch1675 unpack1765 ungarment1805 peel1820 divest1848 divesture1854 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 767/1 Uncover this man, take awaye the clothes. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xlvii. 2 Vncouer y^e legge, & passe through the floods. 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xlvii. 2 Discouer the shoulder, vncouer the thighes. 1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere II. i. xix. 242 When an Indian is about to worship at the Morai, or brings his offering to the altar, he always uncovers his body to the waste. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 200 On uncovering the foot at that part was found a blue mark. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 161 Uncover your chest and back to me that I may have a better view. reflexive.1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Sam. vi. 20 The kynge..hath vn~couered himselfe before the maydens of his seruauntes.1734 G. Sale in tr. Koran 291 (note) It being reckoned..indecent, for a woman..to uncover her self before one who is an infidel.absolute.1713 J. Addison in Guardian 16 July 1/2 We were forced to uncover after them, being unwilling to give out so soon. c. To drive (a fox) out of cover. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [verb (transitive)] > hunt fox > drive from layer unkennel1565 uncover1812 1812 Sporting Mag. 39 185 Proceeding to Minting Wood, they uncovered a fox. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 414 The hounds could not uncover him, so the ron was set in flames about his lugs. 3. To remove a cover or covering from, to take the cover or top off (something). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] unlidOE abareOE discovera1382 uncoverc1410 unwlapa1425 unmantle1598 dismantle1604 uncowl1611 unface1611 unquilt1611 uncase1643 uncap1688 tirl naked1721 c1410 Sir Cleges 364 Sir Cleges oncowyrd the panyere, And schewed..the cheryse. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 3935 The Cup was vncoverid, þe swerd was out I-brayid. 1507 Coventry Leet Bk. 609 That on Joh. a Woode, mercer, let on-couere the Redde diche, which renneth throwgh his gardeyn. 1534 Bible (Tyndale rev. Joye) Mark ii. 4 They vncovered the rofe of the housse where he was. 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 114/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The churches for the most part were all destroied & vncouered. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. iii. 47 A long Pole or Bambo..with a Cutting-hook at the end of it, purposely for uncovering the houses. 1737 R. Challoner Catholick Christian Instructed xxiii. 220 Our Altars are also uncovered and stript of all their Ornaments. 4. a. To remove the hat from (the head), as a mark of reverence, respect, or courtesy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > uncover (the head) discovera1382 uncover1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 767/1 Why do you thus, I pray you, be nat uncovered for me. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lev. x. 6 Ye shall not vncouer youre heades, ner rente youre clothes. 1608 Yorkshire Trag. sig. B4 I that neuer could abide to vncover my head ith Church. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. vii. 129 None of the Eastern people use the Complement of uncovering their Heads when they meet, as we do. b. absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)] > bare head to take off one's hat1571 move1573 unhat1611 bonneta1616 off-capa1616 uncover1627 doff1674 to touch one's hat1738 unbonnet1821 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) ix. S 3 b Thus hauing spoke Straight hee vncouers, and presents the head. 1841 T. B. Macaulay Warren Hastings in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 160 The House of Commons which uncovered and stood up to receive him. 1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 37 He stopped short, reverentially un~covered, and stood bare-headed till the line of mourners had passed. 5. Military. a. To expose, leave open, by the moving or manœuvring of men. ΚΠ 1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry 160 As soon as the rear division is uncovered, it receives the word, March! 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) The different leading companies or divisions, &c. successively uncover those in their rear. 1832 Proposed Regulations Cavalry iii. 72 The Troop..advances till its right uncovers the left of the Base Troop. b. To leave unprotected by withdrawal of troops. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defend [verb (transitive)] > leave undefended uncover1899 1899 Daily News 27 Mar. 7/4 The old battle lines surrounding the city are maintained, and the city cannot be safely uncovered. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1300
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