verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ʌnˈmæsk/
UK:/ʌnˈmɑːsk/
US:/ʌnˈmæsk/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -æsk
CMU ARPABET:AH0 N M AE1 S K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To remove a mask from someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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2
verb
Meaning 2
To expose, or reveal the true character of someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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3
verb
Meaning 3
To remove one's mask.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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4
verb
Meaning 4
To cease engaging in masking, to cease disguising one's autism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To expose something that was concealed or shielded from an enemy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, transitive
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To enable (an interrupt, etc.) by unsetting or setting the associated bit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract