v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

v.tr.

1. To remove the cover from: uncovered the saucepan.
2. To manifest or disclose; reveal: uncovered new evidence.
3. To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.

v.intr.

1. To remove a cover.
2. To bare the head in respect or reverence.

verb

1. To make bare: bare, denude, disrobe, divest, expose, strip¹. See put on/take off.
2. To make visible; bring to view: bare, disclose, display, expose, reveal, show, unclothe, unmask, unveil. Archaic discover. Idioms: bring to light, lay open, make plain. See show/hide.
3. To find by investigation: dig (out or up), turn up, unearth. See show/hide.
4. To disclose in a breach of confidence: betray, blab, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, tell, unveil. Informal spill. Archaic discover. Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all. See show/hide.

v

Definition: reveal, disclose
Antonyms: conceal, cover, hide, suppress

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To remove the headgear. A Marine never wears headgear indoors unless under arms.

IN BRIEF: To expose to view by removing something from on top of. Also: To make known.

In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known. — Thomas Pickering.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afdække, afsløre, blotte
v. intr. - afdækket, afsløret, blottet, ubeskyttet, utildækket

Nederlands (Dutch)
onthullen, blootleggen, opgraven, het (hoofd) deksel afnemen van, zonder dekking laten (militair)

Français (French)
v. tr. - dévoiler, découvrir, ôter son chapeau (en saluant), ôter un couvercle de
v. intr. - découvrir, ôter un couvercle, se découvrir (la tête) (en saluant)

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufdecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκαλύπτω, ξεσκεπάζω, εκθέτω

Italiano (Italian)
scoprire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - descobrir, divulgar, descobrir-se, tirar o chapéu

Русский (Russian)
раскрывать, открывать (лицо), снимать (покров, крышку и пр.), обнаруживать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - destapar, descubrir, revelar
v. intr. - descubrirse, quitarse el sombrero

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - täcka av, blotta, frilägga

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
揭露, 暴露, 揭开, 脱帽致敬, 揭去盖子

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 揭露, 暴露, 揭開
v. intr. - 脫帽致敬, 揭去蓋子

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 뚜껑을 벗기다, 폭로하다, 노출하다
v. intr. - 뚜껑을 벗기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 覆いをとる, 明らかにする, 脱帽する, 暴く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) كشف او رفع الغطاء عن, اكتشف, اظهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גילה, חשף, הסיר המכסה, הסיר כובעו לאות כבוד‬
v. intr. - ‮הסיר המכסה, הסיר הכובע‬

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