"uncloak" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: uncloaks [present, singular, third-person], uncloaking [participle, present], uncloaked [participle, past], uncloaked [past]
Etymology: From un- + cloak. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|cloak}} un- + cloak Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncloak (third-person singular simple present uncloaks, present participle uncloaking, simple past and past participle uncloaked)
  1. (transitive) To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal. Tags: transitive Synonyms (reveal): expose
    Sense id: en-uncloak-en-verb-9MJUpIZB Disambiguation of 'reveal': 86 5 8
  2. (intransitive) To remove one's cloak. Tags: intransitive Hypernyms (remove one's cloak): divest
    Sense id: en-uncloak-en-verb--qc8gl5z Disambiguation of "remove one's cloak": 17 73 10
  3. (intransitive, science fiction) To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Science fiction Synonyms (become visible again): decloak
    Sense id: en-uncloak-en-verb-QmX5LyyD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 87 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 24 26 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 93 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'become visible again': 2 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uncover, reveal Hypernyms: doff, undress

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "antonym(s) of “all”",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “reveal”",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "ref": "1671, Richard Allestree, The Gentleman's Calling, page 124:",
          "text": "And will none have so much Charity, so much Zeal for publick Concern, as to uncloak this Impostour, and shew the dazled World what it is it thus bows to?",
          "type": "quote"
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        "To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal."
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          "reveal",
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        "(transitive) To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal."
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          "ref": "1826, Allan Cunningham, Paul Jones: A Romance, volume 2, page 38:",
          "text": "Nay, but my fireside's not the deck—I am mistress here; so let me uncloak thee.\" She seized his cloak, and, not without a slight resistance on his part, unclasped the collar, and threw it aside.",
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        "To remove one's cloak."
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        "(intransitive) To remove one's cloak."
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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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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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  ],
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of “reveal”",
      "word": "cover"
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of “reveal”",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "uncloaking",
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      "sense": "remove one's cloak",
      "word": "divest"
    },
    {
      "word": "doff"
    },
    {
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    }
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        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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          "ref": "1671, Richard Allestree, The Gentleman's Calling, page 124:",
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          "ref": "1875, The Argosy, volume 19, page 453:",
          "text": "She attended all our guests, most rigorously insisted on uncloaking and unshawling them, whether they would or not; […]",
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        "To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal."
      ],
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          "unmask",
          "unmask"
        ],
        [
          "reveal",
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        "(transitive) To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        {
          "ref": "1826, Allan Cunningham, Paul Jones: A Romance, volume 2, page 38:",
          "text": "Nay, but my fireside's not the deck—I am mistress here; so let me uncloak thee.\" She seized his cloak, and, not without a slight resistance on his part, unclasped the collar, and threw it aside.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remove one's cloak."
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        "(intransitive) To remove one's cloak."
      ],
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      ]
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          "text": "Don't try to target the Klingons as they uncloak, you won't have time. Just use the phasers to make a nofly zone between us and the Takagi.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device."
      ],
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          "science fiction",
          "science fiction"
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          "visible",
          "visible"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, science fiction) To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
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        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "science-fiction"
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    {
      "sense": "reveal",
      "word": "expose"
    },
    {
      "word": "uncover"
    },
    {
      "word": "reveal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "become visible again",
      "word": "decloak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "uncloak"
}

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