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Definition of unmask verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

unmask

verb

NAmE//ʌnˈmæsk//

unmask somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they unmask

he / she / it unmasks

past simple unmasked

-ing form unmasking

to show the true character of someone, or a hidden truth about something synonym expose to unmask a spy

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