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单词 uncloaking
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uncloak

verb

un·​cloak ˌən-ˈklōk How to pronounce uncloak (audio)
uncloaked; uncloaking; uncloaks

transitive verb

1
: to remove a cloak or cover from
2
: reveal, unmask
uncloak an impostor

intransitive verb

: to take off a cloak

Synonyms

  • bare
  • disclose
  • discover
  • divulge
  • expose
  • let on (about)
  • reveal
  • spill
  • tell
  • unbosom
  • uncover
  • unmask
  • unveil
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Example Sentences

uncloaked the latest plan for improvements to the state capitol investigative reporters uncloaked the real estate tycoon, revealing him to be nothing more than a slumlord
Recent Examples on the Web The taboo topic, of course, is politics, and more specifically, President Trump, whose 2016 election uncloaked a chasm between voters all over the country, but here especially so. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2019 But future maps might uncloak such tectonic features. Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 12 June 2019 Fourth- and fifth-grade students from Federal Hill Preparatory School counted down as a maintenance crew uncloaked the machine to reveal two massive, brown googly eyes. Lauren Lumpkin, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2018 But by threading the needle, Cassini has allowed scientists to untangle them, telling them about the mass, and therefore age, of the rings — and uncloaking Saturn's interior. Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 15 Sep. 2017 The Senate has not uncloaked a bill GOP leaders worked on behind closed doors, although it is expected to be released Thursday, with a vote as soon as next week. Stephen Koff, cleveland.com, 21 June 2017 Only if a match were made would a computer alert each side to uncloak the record and probe further. Associated Press, WIRED, 17 June 2006 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

uncloaking

verb

present participle of uncloak
1
as in disclosing
to make known (as information previously kept secret) uncloaked the latest plan for improvements to the state capitol

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disclosing
  • revealing
  • discovering
  • uncovering
  • exposing
  • telling
  • unmasking
  • announcing
  • sharing
  • divulging
  • baring
  • unveiling
  • spilling
  • leaking
  • unbosoming
  • publishing
  • confiding
  • advertising
  • unclothing
  • spilling the beans (about)
  • posting
  • bringing to light
  • going public (with)
  • promulgating
  • broadcasting
  • debunking
  • publicizing
  • proclaiming
  • letting on (about)
  • betraying
  • unearthing
  • letting the cat out of the bag (about)
  • declaring
  • informing
  • acknowledging
  • undraping
  • confessing
  • blazing
  • relating
  • placarding
  • imparting
  • owning
  • communicating
  • giving away
  • bringing out
  • sounding
  • talking
  • blabbing
  • disinterring
  • admitting
  • showing up
  • avowing
  • conceding
  • raking up
  • squealing
  • smoking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • concealing
  • cloaking
  • hiding
  • masking
  • covering (up)
  • veiling
  • shrouding
  • enshrouding
  • camouflaging
  • disguising
  • varnishing
  • whitewashing
  • obscuring
  • shading
  • glossing (over)
  • eclipsing
  • overshadowing
  • beclouding
  • clouding
  • darkening
  • overcasting
  • gilding
  • bedimming
  • befogging
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2
as in exposing
to reveal the true nature of investigative reporters uncloaked the real estate tycoon, revealing him to be nothing more than a slumlord

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • exposing
  • uncovering
  • unmasking
  • debunking
  • undressing
  • disclosing
  • demolishing
  • nailing
  • discrediting
  • showing up
  • telling
  • disproving
  • unveiling
  • blowing the whistle on
  • divulging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • masking
  • cloaking
  • disguising
  • concealing
  • hiding
  • camouflaging
  • secreting
  • veiling
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