“covereth” is a form of
cover
UK /ˈkʌvə/ · US /ˈkʌvɚ/ noun, adjective, verb, proper noun
Forms covers covering covered coverest coveredst covereth
- noun A lid.
- noun (uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view. “The soldiers took cover behind a ruined building.”
- noun The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- noun The top sheet of a bed.
- noun A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
- noun (India) A bag or packet.
- noun A cover charge. “There's a $15 cover tonight.”
- noun A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner. “We need to set another cover for the Smith party.”
- adjective Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
- adjective (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
- verb (transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect. “He covered the baby with a blanket.”
- verb (transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect. “The blanket covered the baby.”
- verb (transitive) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal. “Regular hexagons can cover the plane.”
- verb (transitive) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal. “You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.”
- verb (intransitive, dated) To put on one's hat.
- verb (transitive) To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself). “The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.”
- verb (transitive, of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of. “The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.”
- verb (transitive) To deal with or include someone or something.
- proper noun A surname.
- proper noun A river in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Ure; in full, the River Cover.
Synonyms
bury overlay impregnate lay the table set the table screen covert concealment blanket covering screening masking binding book binding back natural covering top covering fire cover charge cover version cover song spread over continue extend treat handle plow deal address embrace
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English coveren, borrowed from Old French covrir, cueuvrir (modern French couvrir), from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperiō (“to cover completely”), from co- (intensive prefix) + operiō (“to close, cover”). Displaced native Middle English thecchen and bethecchen (“to cover”) (from Old English þeccan, beþeccan (“to cover”)), Middle English helen, (over)helen, (for)helen (“to cover, conceal”) (from Old English helan (“to conceal, cover, hide”)), Middle English wrien, (be)wreon (“to cover”) (from Old English (be)wrēon (“to cover”)), Middle English hodren, hothren (“to cover up”) (from Low German hudren (“to cover up”)).
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the original sense of the verb and noun cover was “hide from view” as in its cognate covert. Except in the limited sense of “cover again”, the word recover is unrelated and is cognate with recuperate. Cognate with Spanish cubrir and Portuguese cobrir.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
- verb To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.
- noun Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book.
- noun Anything which weils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloack.
Etymology [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. Aperient, Overt, Curfew.]
Etymology [Cf. F. couvert.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “cover”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details