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verb
To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To remove one's cloak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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verb
remove a cloak from
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: take off
verb
reveal the true nature of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: unmask
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: debunk, expose
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cloak English uncloak From un- + cloak.
