uncloak

American  

[uhn-klohk] / ʌnˈkloʊk /

verb (used with object)

1. to remove the cloak from.

2. to reveal; expose.

   His motives were uncloaked at last.

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verb (used without object)

1. to take off the cloak or the outer garments generally.

Etymology

Origin of uncloak

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + cloak

Example Sentences

Prior to Wednesday's uncloaking, Stephen and Rachel had made a pact that they would not write each other's names down at the round table during future banishments.

From BBC

These bubbles are small enough to sneak their hidden cargo into living cells, where the proteins uncloak and exert their therapeutic effect.

From Science Daily

The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was uncloak.

From New York Times

But taking it away turns out to mean something: The man has been uncloaked.

From Washington Post

“Adichie is uncloaked, full of ‘wretched, roaring rage,’ teaching us within the space of this work how to gather our disparate selves and navigate the still-raging pandemic,” Sarah M. Broom writes in her review.

From New York Times

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