Etymology

forcover

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Today it means: To cover completely, cover over; to cover up, conceal. Full definition →

Middle English forcoveren
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromforcoveren“to cover, cover up”
  2. English todayforcover

From Middle English forcoveren (“to cover, cover up”), equivalent to for- + cover.

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