"unmask" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈmæsk/ [UK], /ʌnˈmɑːsk/ [UK], /ʌnˈmæsk/ [US] Audio: en-au-unmask.ogg Forms: unmasks [present, singular, third-person], unmasking [participle, present], unmasked [participle, past], unmasked [past]
Rhymes: -æsk Etymology: From un- + mask. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|mask}} un- + mask Head templates: {{en-verb}} unmask (third-person singular simple present unmasks, present participle unmasking, simple past and past participle unmasked)
  1. (transitive) To remove a mask from someone. Tags: transitive Translations (to remove a mask from someone): свалям маската (svaljam maskata) (Bulgarian), desemmascarar (Catalan), odmaskovat [perfective] (Czech), sundat masku [perfective] (Czech), ontmaskeren (Dutch), senmaskigi (Esperanto), paljastaa (Finnish), démasquer (French), desenmascarar (Galician), smascherare (Italian), zrzucić maskę [perfective] (Polish), raskrinkati (Serbo-Croatian), desenmascarar (Spanish), avmaskera (Swedish), Birisinin maskesini düşürmek (Turkish), tynnu masg (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-unmask-en-verb-AG2iSq2Z Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 18 13 18 20 15 16 Disambiguation of 'to remove a mask from someone': 73 1 19 1 3 1
  2. (transitive) To expose, or reveal the true character of someone. Tags: transitive Translations (to expose the true character of someone): դիմակազերծել (dimakazercel) (Armenian), разобличавам (razobličavam) (Bulgarian), desemmascarar (Catalan), odhalit [perfective] (Czech), demaskovat [perfective] (Czech), prozradit [perfective] (Czech), ukázat pravou tvář [perfective] (Czech), sundat masku [perfective] (Czech), strhnout masku [perfective] (Czech), ontmaskeren (Dutch), senmaskigi (Esperanto), paljastaa (Finnish), révéler (French), dévoiler (French), démasquer (French), smascherare (Italian), palesare (Italian), scoprire (Italian), zrzucić maskę [perfective] (Polish), desmascarar (Portuguese), raskrinkati (Serbo-Croatian), descubrir (Spanish), revelar (Spanish), demostrar (Spanish), avmaskera (Swedish), datguddio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-unmask-en-verb-fEnbjZEH Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 18 13 18 20 15 16 Disambiguation of 'to expose the true character of someone': 2 60 1 2 28 6
  3. (intransitive) To remove one's mask. Tags: intransitive Translations (to remove one's mask): desemmascarar-se (Catalan), odmaskovat se [perfective] (Czech), sundat masku [perfective] (Czech), senmaskiĝi (Esperanto), paljastaa (kasvonsa) (Finnish), se démasquer (French), smascherarsi (Italian), zrzucić maskę [perfective] (Polish), desenmascararse (Spanish), ta av sin mask (Swedish), Birisinin maskesini düşürmek (Turkish), tynnu masg (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-unmask-en-verb-DF~FV87E Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 18 13 18 20 15 16 Disambiguation of "to remove one's mask": 17 1 76 5 1 1
  4. (intransitive) To cease engaging in masking, to cease disguising one's autism. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-unmask-en-verb-aUSA-nGl Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 18 13 18 20 15 16
  5. (transitive, military, dated) To expose something that was concealed or shielded from an enemy. Tags: dated, transitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-unmask-en-verb-jazAFOrE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 18 13 18 20 15 16 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  6. (transitive, computing) To enable (an interrupt, etc.) by unsetting or setting the associated bit. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-unmask-en-verb-1ME5YU9r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 13 12 13 11 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 18 13 18 20 15 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 12 12 15 11 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 13 10 11 9 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 8 11 7 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 7 20 7 15 16 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 16 12 15 12 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 17 8 17 14 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 19 6 22 14 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 11 12 16 10 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 14 9 14 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 17 8 17 14 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 11 16 14 9 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 17 8 17 14 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 9 10 15 8 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 16 10 20 14 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 16 8 22 13 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 8 16 8 16 13 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 11 9 13 9 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 17 8 16 14 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 17 8 16 14 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 12 11 12 16 11 39 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unmasque [archaic], un-mask Derived forms: unmask one's batteries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive) To remove a mask from someone."
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          "sense": "to remove a mask from someone",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to remove a mask from someone",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to remove a mask from someone",
          "word": "paljastaa"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to remove a mask from someone",
          "word": "smascherare"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to remove a mask from someone",
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          "word": "desenmascarar"
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          "sense": "to remove a mask from someone",
          "word": "avmaskera"
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        {
          "_dis1": "73 1 19 1 3 1",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to remove a mask from someone",
          "word": "Birisinin maskesini düşürmek"
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          "sense": "to remove a mask from someone",
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          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
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          "_dis1": "2 60 1 2 28 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ukázat pravou tvář"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 60 1 2 28 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "2 60 1 2 28 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
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          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
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          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "révéler"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "dévoiler"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "démasquer"
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          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "smascherare"
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          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "palesare"
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          "_dis1": "2 60 1 2 28 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "scoprire"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "zrzucić maskę"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "desmascarar"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "raskrinkati"
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          "_dis1": "2 60 1 2 28 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "descubrir"
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          "_dis1": "2 60 1 2 28 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "revelar"
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          "_dis1": "2 60 1 2 28 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
          "word": "demostrar"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to expose the true character of someone",
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          "ref": "1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:",
          "text": "But instead of a direct answer to so important a question, Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself.",
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        "To remove one's mask."
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        "(intransitive) To remove one's mask."
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          "code": "ca",
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          "word": "desemmascarar-se"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
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          "word": "odmaskovat se"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
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          "word": "sundat masku"
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          "_dis1": "17 1 76 5 1 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
          "word": "senmaskiĝi"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
          "word": "paljastaa (kasvonsa)"
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          "_dis1": "17 1 76 5 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
          "word": "se démasquer"
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          "_dis1": "17 1 76 5 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
          "word": "smascherarsi"
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          "_dis1": "17 1 76 5 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
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          "word": "zrzucić maskę"
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          "_dis1": "17 1 76 5 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
          "word": "desenmascararse"
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          "_dis1": "17 1 76 5 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
          "word": "ta av sin mask"
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          "_dis1": "17 1 76 5 1 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
          "word": "Birisinin maskesini düşürmek"
        },
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          "_dis1": "17 1 76 5 1 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to remove one's mask",
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        {
          "ref": "2019, Sarah Cobbe, Simple Autism Strategies for Home and School: Practical Tips, Resources and Poetry, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 49:",
          "text": "[…] to unmask and to assume her 'natural' role (rather than her 'fitting in' role).",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Barry Carpenter, Francesca Happé, Jo Egerton, Girls and Autism: Educational, Family and Personal Perspectives, Routledge, →ISBN, page 172:",
          "text": "Autistic females are trying to adhere to social expectations placed upon them, and masking and blending to fit those expectations, […] How do you unmask when you have spent a [long time masking].",
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        "To cease engaging in masking, to cease disguising one's autism."
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        "(intransitive) To cease engaging in masking, to cease disguising one's autism."
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          "ref": "1893, Theodore Ayrault Dodge, Hannibal: a History of the Art of War Among the Carthaginians and Romans […] , page 156:",
          "text": "He recalled his horse. This, retiring, unmasked the heavy infantry, which Hannibal called in from either flank and sent with a vigorous élan in close column across the ford against the ill-arrayed barbarians, followed by the cavalry, which had formed again in its rear.",
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        {
          "ref": "2021, Stephen R. Wise, “To Capture an Island: Amphibious Operations in the Department of the South, 1861–1863”, in Theodore P. Savas, editor, Charleston: Battles and Seacoast Operations, page 10:",
          "text": "In less than an hour the batteries were unmasked. The Confederate works were visible and at 5:08 a.m., Seymour ordered the batteries to commence firing.",
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      "word": "Birisinin maskesini düşürmek"
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    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to remove one's mask",
      "word": "senmaskiĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to remove one's mask",
      "word": "paljastaa (kasvonsa)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to remove one's mask",
      "word": "se démasquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to remove one's mask",
      "word": "smascherarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to remove one's mask",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zrzucić maskę"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to remove one's mask",
      "word": "desenmascararse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to remove one's mask",
      "word": "ta av sin mask"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to remove one's mask",
      "word": "Birisinin maskesini düşürmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to remove one's mask",
      "word": "tynnu masg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unmask"
}

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