- covert
- covert (adj.) c.1300, from O.Fr. covert "hidden, obscure, underhanded," lit. "covered," pp. of covrir "to cover" (see COVER (Cf. cover)). Related: Covertly.
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Covert — Cov ert (k?v ?rt), a. [OF. covert, F. couvert, p. p. of couvrir. See {Cover}, v. t.] 1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised. [1913 Webster] How covert matters may be best disclosed. Shak. [1913 Webster] Whether of open war or covert… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Covert — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Covert (Kansas) Covert (Michigan) Covert (Nebraska) Covert (New York) Covert (Pennsylvania) Personen: Allen Covert (* 1964), US amerikanischer Schauspieler und Filmproduzent John Covert… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Covert — Cov ert, n. [OF. See {Covert}, a.] 1. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense. [1913 Webster] A tabernacle . . . for a covert from storm. Is. iv. 6. [1913 Webster] The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside. Prescott … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
covert — [kō′vərt, kuv′ərt] adj. [OFr, pp. of covrir,COVER] 1. concealed, hidden, disguised, or surreptitious [a covert threat] 2. Archaic sheltered; protected 3. Law protected by a husband: said of a married woman n. 1. a covered or protected place;… … English World dictionary
covert — I adjective clandestine, cloaked, concealed, covered, cryptic, cryptical, dark, delitescent, disguised, furtive, hidden, insidious, invisible, latent, muffled, mysterious, mystic, mystical, nonapparent, occult, out of sight, private, screened,… … Law dictionary
covert — *secret, clandestine, surreptitious, underhand, underhanded, stealthy, furtive Analogous words: hidden, concealed, screened (see HIDE): disguised, dissembled, masked, cloaked, camouflaged (see DISGUISE vb) Antonyms: overt Contrasted words: open,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
covert — meaning ‘secret, disguised’, is pronounced like cover, although the AmE pronunciation like over is gaining ground in BrE and elsewhere … Modern English usage
covert — [adj] clandestine, underhanded buried, camouflaged, cloaked, concealed, disguised, dissembled, furtive, hidden, hush hush*, incog*, incognito, masked, obscured, private, privy, QT*, secret, shrouded, stealthy, sub rosa, surreptitious, ulterior,… … New thesaurus
covert — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not openly acknowledged or displayed. ► NOUN 1) a thicket in which game can hide. 2) a feather covering the base of a bird s main flight or tail feather. DERIVATIVES covertly adverb. ORIGIN Old French, covered … English terms dictionary
covert — [[t]kʌ̱və(r)t, ko͟ʊvɜː(r)t[/t]] coverts 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden. [FORMAL] They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels... The depth of covert racism in my own profession… … English dictionary
