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Definition of cloak verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cloak

verb

NAmE//kloʊk//

cloak something (in something) [often passive] (literary)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they cloak

he / she / it cloaks

past simple cloaked

-ing form cloaking

to cover or hide something The hills were cloaked in thick mist. The meeting was cloaked in mystery.

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cloaked

NAmE//kloʊkt//

adjective a tall cloaked figure (= a person wearing a cloak)See cloak in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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