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uncover

un·co·ver

UK/ʌnˈkʌvə(ɹ)/ US/ʌnˈkʌvɚ/ fairly common

verb

1.

make visible

  • “Summer brings out bright clothes”
  • “He brings out the best in her”
  • “The newspaper uncovered the President”
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2.

remove all or part of one''s clothes to show one''s body

  • “uncover your belly”
  • “The man exposed himself in the subway”
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Origin

From Middle English uncoveren, equivalent to un- + cover.

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