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UNCLOAK
uncloak
(verb) remove a cloak from
unmask, uncloak
(verb) reveal the true nature of; “The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
uncloak (third-person singular simple present uncloaks, present participle uncloaking, simple past and past participle uncloaked)
(transitive) To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.
(intransitive) To remove one's cloak.
(intransitive, science fiction) To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device.
Synonyms
• (reveal): expose, uncover; see also reveal
• (remove one's cloak)
• (become visible again): decloak
Antonyms
• (all): becloak, cloak
• (reveal): cover, hide
Hypernyms
• (remove one's cloak): divest, doff; see also undress
Source: Wiktionary
Un*cloak", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cloak.]
Definition: To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.
Un*cloak", v. i.
Definition: To remove, or take off, one's cloak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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