unmask
To remove a mask from someoneTo remove a mask from someone.
» They knew how to unmask the prince pretender.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(transitive)To remove a mask from someone.
take the mask off
(transitive)To expose, or reveal the true character of someone.
reveal the true nature of
(intransitive)To remove one's mask.
(intransitive)To cease engaging in masking, to cease disguising one's autism.
(dated, transitive)To expose something that was concealed or shielded from an enemy.
(transitive)To enable (an interrupt, etc.) by unsetting or setting the associated bit.
Examples
11 sentencesThey knew how to unmask the prince pretender.
Conspiracy theories draw skeptics, who then also unmask them.
deVerschwörungstheorien ziehen Skeptiker an, und von Skeptikern werden sie auch entlarvt. — mhr
The chariest maid is prodigal enough if she unmask her beauty to the moon.
Unmasked and helpless, she maintained an attitude of challenge and defiance.
deDemaskiert und hilflos hielt sie eine herausfordernde und widerspenstige Haltung aufrecht. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sami unwillingly unmasked himself.
Translations
6 languagesOrigin
From un- + mask.From un- + mask.
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Forms
unmasks, unmasking, unmasked, unmaskedSynonyms
1 synonyms- reveal the true nature of:uncloak
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.