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To place something upon or over, so as to protect or conceal.
(verb-transitive)
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To overlay or spread with something: cover potatoes with gravy.
(verb-transitive)
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To put a cover or covering on.
(verb-transitive)
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To wrap up; clothe.
(verb-transitive)
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To invest (oneself) with a great deal of something: covered themselves with glory.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.