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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Uncover

Un-cōv'er, v. t.

verbtransitive

(un-kŭv'er), v. t. [imp. & p. p. UNCOVERED; p. pr. & vb. n. UNCOVERED.]

  1. To take the cover from; to divest of covering; to disclose; to lay open; to strip. “To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation.” Milton.
  2. To take off the hat or cap of; to bare the head of.

Un-cōv'er, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To take off the hat; to bare the head in token of respect.

We are forced to uncover after them. Addison.