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tell vs uncover

uncover vs tell

tell and uncover both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tell No No Yes No
uncover No No Yes No
As verbs, uncover is a hyponym of tell; that is, uncover is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tell:
  • tell: let something be known
  • uncover: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Other hyponyms of tell include digress, divagate, stray, wander, bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal, break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap, spill, talk, air, bare, publicise, publicize, ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, propagandise, propagandize, announce, annunciate, foretell, harbinger, herald, give, impart, leave, pass on.
tell (verb) uncover (verb)
discern or comprehend make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
mark as different remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
let something be known reveal to view as by removing a cover
narrate or give a detailed account of
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
give evidence
express in words
inform positively and with certainty and confidence
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