uncover
/ənˈkʌvɚ/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To discover or make known something that was previously hidden, secret, or unknown.
Reporters worked for months to uncover the financial scandal at city hall.
Did the audit uncover any unauthorized payments?
To remove a cover, lid, or wrapping from something so that it is exposed.
She uncovered the dish to let the steam escape before serving dinner.
Workers carefully uncovered the ancient mosaic beneath the modern floor tiles.
How it's used
This means “reveal hidden information”
- uncover the evidence
“uncover it.”
The investigation helped uncover the evidence.
Collocations
- uncover a plot
- uncover the truth
- uncover fraud
- uncover corruption
- uncover a secret