uncover

verb (used with object)

1. to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
2. to remove the cover or covering from.
3. to remove a hat from (the head).

verb (used without object)

4. to remove a cover or covering.
5. to take off one’s hat or other head covering as a gesture of respect.

verb

1. (tr) to remove the cover, cap, top, etc, from
2. (tr) to reveal or discloseto uncover a plot
3. to take off (one’s head covering), esp as a mark of respect

v.c.1300, from un- (2) “reverse of” + cover (v.). Earliest use is figurative; literal sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Uncovered; uncovering.