UNCLOAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does uncloak mean? 

• UNCLOAK (verb)
  The verb UNCLOAK has 2 senses:

1. reveal the true nature of

2. remove a cloak from

  Familiarity information: UNCLOAK used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNCLOAK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they uncloak    ... he / she / it uncloaks   
Past simple: uncloaked   
Past participle: uncloaked   
-ing form: uncloaking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reveal the true nature of

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

uncloak; unmask

Context example:

The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician

Hypernyms (to "uncloak" is one way to...):

debunk; expose (expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Remove a cloak from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "uncloak" is one way to...):

take off (remove clothes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody