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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