Meaning of covert | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Surreptitious, covert.
2. Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
   figuratively
3. Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
   archaic
4. Under coverture.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“covert operations”

“how covert matters may be best disclosed”

“whether of open⟳ war or covert guile”

“If the President were to inform⟳ the Gang of Eight that he signed a covert action finding to overthrow⟳ the government of Canada, he would be required to tell⟳ others at least something about the finding.”

“Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help⟳ it interpret⟳ the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.”

“Within that wood there was a covert glade, Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne […]”

“to plant⟳ a covert alley”

“feme covert”

“[…] a separate⟳ use⟳ for a woman cannot be created unless she is covert, or unless in immediate contemplation of her marriage.”

“[…] in the second case, as long as the woman is covert she cannot anticipate the income, and a mere alienation of her interest⟳ is not an attempt⟳ to anticipate.”

“Being advised of the fact that the woman is covert, he stands charged with a knowledge of her disability . A married woman has no power to deal⟳ as principal if she is in fact a surety […]”

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