"decloak" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈkləʊk/ [UK] Forms: decloaks [present, singular, third-person], decloaking [participle, present], decloaked [participle, past], decloaked [past]
Etymology: From de- + cloak. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|cloak}} de- + cloak Head templates: {{en-verb}} decloak (third-person singular simple present decloaks, present participle decloaking, simple past and past participle decloaked)
  1. (intransitive, science fiction) To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: uncloak Translations (Translations): desinvisibilizar (Spanish), descamuflar activamente (Spanish), descamuflajear activamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-decloak-en-verb-QmX5LyyD Categories (other): Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 88 12 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'Translations': 92 8
  2. (cytology) To remove background stains.
    Sense id: en-decloak-en-verb-N--gQJll Categories (other): Cytology Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decloaker

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive, science fiction) To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device."
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        "To remove background stains."
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        "(cytology) To remove background stains."
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        "To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device."
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        "(intransitive, science fiction) To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device."
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        "To remove background stains."
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          "background",
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          "stain",
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        "(cytology) To remove background stains."
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "desinvisibilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "descamuflar activamente"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
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      "word": "descamuflajear activamente"
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