uncover

UK: /ˌʌnˈkʌvə^r/ US: /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/ ,(un kuv′ər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

un•cov•er /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/   v. [~ + object]

1. to remove the cover or covering from.
2. to lay bare;
   disclose;
   reveal:
   uncovered a deadly plot.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

un•cov•er  (un kuv′ər), v.t. 

1. to lay bare;
   disclose;
   reveal.
2. to remove the cover or covering from.
3. to remove a hat from (the head).

v.i. 

4. to remove a cover or covering.
5. to take off one's hat or other head covering as a gesture of respect.

• Middle English uncoveren. See un-², cover 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

uncover / ʌnˈkʌvə/ verb

1. (transitive) to remove the cover, cap, top, etc, from
2. (transitive) to reveal or disclose: to uncover a plot
3. to take off (one's head covering), esp as a mark of respect