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English verb: uncover | |||
| 1. | uncover (perception) make visible | ||
| Samples | Summer brings out bright clothes. He brings out the best in her. | ||
| Synonyms | bring out, reveal, unveil | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disclose, excavate, expose, trot out, unearth, unfold | ||
| 2. | uncover (contact) remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body | ||
| Samples | Uncover your belly. The man exposed himself in the subway. | ||
| Synonyms | expose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bare, unclothe, undo, undrape, unmask, unveil, unwrap | ||
| Antonyms | cover | ||
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