uncover

verb6

1. •
   To remove a cover from.

   • The model railway was uncovered.
2. •
   To reveal the identity of.

   • The murderer has finally been uncovered.
3. •
   To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.

   • To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation. — 1649
4. •
   [with oneself] To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect.

   • The English soldiers were directed in general orders to salute and uncover before the Host as it passed, and here in the wilderness the old religion held firm sway. — 1891
5. •
   To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front.
6. •
   [with oneself] (euphemistic) To expose the genitalia.

   • The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye; and the female organs were potent over elemental disturbances, thus a woman uncovering herself could quell a storm. — 1936