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undercover

  (ŭn'dər-kŭv'ər) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Performed or occurring in secret: an undercover investigation.
  2. Engaged or employed in spying or secret investigation: undercover FBI agents.

 
 
Thesaurus: undercover

adjective

    Existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, covert, huggermugger, secret, sub rosa. Informal hush-hush. Idioms: under wraps. See show/hide.

 
Antonyms: undercover

adj

Definition: secret, spy
Antonyms: known, open, public


 
Wikipedia: undercover



Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence.

A separate technique is wearing plainclothes. This method is used by police and intelligence agencies. To wear plainclothes is to wear "ordinary clothes", instead of wearing a uniform typically associated with the occupation, in order to avoid detection or identification as a member of law enforcement. Plainclothes police officers typically carry normal police equipment and identification. Police detectives are often assigned to wear plainclothes instead of the uniform typically worn by their peers.

Many countries[citation needed] allow the use of undercover law enforcement officers solely or primarily for the enforcement of laws against recreational use of certain drugs.


 
Translations: Translations for: Undercover

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hemmelig
adv. - hemmelig, bestikkelses-

Nederlands (Dutch)
geheim (agent/spion)

Français (French)
adj. - clandestin
adv. - clandestinement

Deutsch (German)
adj. - getarnt, geheim
adv. - geheim

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μυστικός, αφανής, κρυφός

Italiano (Italian)
clandestino

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - secreto

Русский (Russian)
тайный, нелегальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - secreto, clandestino, confidencial
adv. - en secreto, en forma clandestina, en forma confidencial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hemlig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
秘密从事的, 从事间谍活动的, 秘密的, 暗中, 秘密地

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 秘密從事的, 從事間諜活動的, 秘密的
adv. - 暗中, 秘密地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비밀로 활동하는, 내밀한
adv. - 내밀하게

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 秘密の, スパイ活動をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خفي, سري, (عمليات ماليه) خفيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חשאי, סודי, עוסק בריגול‬
adv. - ‮בגניבה‬


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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