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uncover vs unveil

unveil vs uncover

uncover and unveil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
uncover No No Yes No
unveil No No Yes No
As verbs, unveil is a hyponym of uncover; that is, unveil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than uncover:
  • uncover: remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
  • unveil: remove the veil from
Other hyponyms of uncover include undo, unwrap, undrape, unclothe, bare, unmask.
As verbs, unveil is a hypernym of uncover; that is, unveil is a word with a broader meaning than uncover:
  • uncover: reveal to view as by removing a cover
  • unveil: make manifest
Other hypernyms of uncover include bring out, reveal.
uncover (verb) unveil (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret remove the veil from
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body remove the cover from
reveal to view as by removing a cover make manifest
Difference between uncover and unveil

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