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View usage for: (ʌnmɑːsk, -mæsk) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense unmasks, present participle unmasking, past tense, past participle unmaskedverbIf you unmask someone or something bad, you show or make known their true nature or character, when they had previously been thought to be good. Elliott unmasked and confronted the master spy. [VERB noun] He managed to pass top secret documents to East Berlin for many years before he wasunmasked in 1974. [VERB noun] Synonyms: reveal, expose, uncover, discover More Synonyms of unmask unmask in British English (ʌnˈmɑːsk) verb1. to remove (the mask or disguise) from (someone or oneself) 2. to appear or cause to appear in true character 3. (transitive) military to make evident the presence of (weapons), either by firing or by the removal of camouflage, etc Derived forms unmasker (unˈmasker) noun unmask in American English (ʌnˈmæsk) verb transitive1. to remove a mask or disguise from 2. to disclose the true nature of; expose; reveal verb intransitive3. to take off a mask or disguise 4. to appear in true character Examples of 'unmask' in a sentenceunmask Hardly the demeanour of an unmasked spy.A businessman was yesterday unmasked as her tormentor after being convicted of harassment.A man's character is often unmasked by observing where he goes to replenish his morale. Definition to expose or reveal the true nature or character of Elliott unmasked the master spy and traitor. Synonyms show up lay bare bring to light uncloak Additional synonymsDefinition to allow to be seen clapboard façades that revolve to disclose snug interiors Synonyms show, reveal, expose, discover, exhibit, unveil, uncover, lay bare, bring to light, take the wraps off Definition to learn about for the first time As he discovered, she had a brilliant mind. Synonyms find out, see, learn, reveal, spot, determine, notice, realize, recognize, perceive, detect, disclose, uncover, discern, ascertain, suss (out) (slang), get wise to (informal) Definition to reveal the truth about (someone or something), esp. when it is shocking or scandalous After the scandal was exposed, he moved abroad. Synonyms reveal, disclose, uncover, air, detect, betray, show up, denounce, unearth, let out, divulge, unmask, lay bare, make known, bring to light, out (informal), smoke out, blow wide open (slang) - unmanly
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Additional synonymsDefinition to reveal or disclose Auditors said they had uncovered evidence of fraud. Synonyms reveal, find, discover, expose, encounter, turn up, detect, disclose, unveil, come across, unearth, dig up, divulge, chance on, root out, unmask, lay bare, make known, blow the whistle on (informal), bring to light, smoke out, take the wraps off, blow wide open (slang), stumble on or across Definition to make public a secret Mr Werner unveiled his new strategy this week. Synonyms reveal, publish, launch, introduce, release, display, broadcast, demonstrate, expose, bare, parade, exhibit, disclose, uncover, bring out, make public, flaunt, divulge, lay bare, make known, bring to light, put on display, lay open, put on show, put on view |