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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
unmask
verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The CIA succeeded in unmasking the spy who sold military secrets.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And surely J.H. Hodges should have been unmasked earlier.
▪ As glucose concentration falls, severe volume depletion may be unmasked.
▪ He was said to be one of the highest-placed spies unmasked by Soviet intelligence in recent years.
▪ It is also through observation that fakes are unmasked.
▪ Only by unmasking the killer can she hope to free herself from the terror.
▪ Perhaps we're in the middle of a nest of spies whom Meredith-Lee was about to unmask.
▪ She needn't have worried about Lori being unmasked.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unmask

Unmask \Un*mask"\, v. i. To put off a mask.
--Shak.

Unmask

Unmask \Un*mask"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + mask.] To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unmask

1580s in figurative sense, c.1600 in literal sense (transitive and intransitive), from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + mask (v.). Related: Unmasked; unmasking.

Wiktionary
unmask

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To remove a mask from someone. 2 (context transitive English) To expose, or reveal the true character of someone. 3 (context intransitive English) To remove one's mask.

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WordNet
unmask

  1. v. reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician" [syn: uncloak]

  2. take the mask of; "unmask the imposter" [ant: mask]

Usage examples of "unmask".

I have avenged myself by unmasking your designs and the hypocrisy of your pretty prude, who will no longer be able to treat me with that irritating air of superiority which she, affecting a virtue which she does not possess, has displayed towards me.

After we had enjoyed our mirth, I unmasked myself, and I asked her whether it was quite true that no one had witnessed our reconciliation.

The prime minister quickly related the events of that morning, from the arrival of the impostor to his exposure and dismissal by the two seers, right up to the discussion in the sabha hall and the unmasking of the spies.

And since Selenay was going to be costumed identically with eleven of her ladies, at least until the moment of unmasking, this was probably one of the few times when she would be safer without a bodyguard.

More than this, he was terrified of me, and I could tell quite plainly from the politely unmasked face and eyes that it was not my god-head he feared, but my Chosen One, Vazkor.

She came to the bed with him, and stood looking at me from the blank unmasked face which was mask in itself, and two glittering reptile eyes, carved, black, and empty.

Among the scarlet and green and white hangings, the pale-faced man, who was High-Lord, came to me, unmasked and bowed very low.

There were about ten men, more than I had hoped for, but unmasked, and with their store of bottles and wineskins about them, they were obviously not in their prime.

One crouched on his haunches staring at us, unmasked, the other stood up stiff and straight, his back turned.

It was early, but Vazkor was up, fully dressed though unmasked, seated at a table by the open window, reading from papers stretched before him.

He was unmasked and his face was white, his eyes extraordinarily black.

And besides, she had witnessed me unmasked and had shown no reaction, and once I saw her bend near the fire with her eyes still raised to the woman she listened to, and there was no narrowing of the pupils.

There was a large room where they could dine together unmasked, once the food was set out and the serving folk were banished.

I watched the Old Bloods congregate again as their meal was brought in, and watched them as they unmasked after the servants had left.

The minstrel appeared unmasked, and asked her permission to remain at court.