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Definition of unmask verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unmask

verb
 
/ˌʌnˈmɑːsk/
 
/ˌʌnˈmæsk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they unmask
 
/ˌʌnˈmɑːsk/
 
/ˌʌnˈmæsk/
he / she / it unmasks
 
/ˌʌnˈmɑːsks/
 
/ˌʌnˈmæsks/
past simple unmasked
 
/ˌʌnˈmɑːskt/
 
/ˌʌnˈmæskt/
past participle unmasked
 
/ˌʌnˈmɑːskt/
 
/ˌʌnˈmæskt/
-ing form unmasking
 
/ˌʌnˈmɑːskɪŋ/
 
/ˌʌnˈmæskɪŋ/
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  1. unmask somebody/something to show the true character of somebody, or a hidden truth about something synonym expose
    • to unmask a spy
See unmask in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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