1.
[syn: unmask, uncloak]
2. take the mask off;
- Example: "unmask the imposter"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unmask \Un*mask"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + mask.]
To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unmask \Un*mask"\, v. i.
To put off a mask. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unmask
v 1: reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked
the corrupt politician" [syn: unmask, uncloak]
2: take the mask off; "unmask the imposter" [ant: mask]