uncloak
Collocations
2VERB + UNCLOAK
concern, let
UNCLOAK + NOUN
impostour, thee
Definitions
verb
To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.
And will none have so much Charity, so much Zeal for publick Concern, as to uncloak this Impostour, and shew the dazled World what it is it thus bows to?
She attended all our guests, most rigorously insisted on uncloaking and unshawling them, whether they would or not; […]
To remove one's cloak.
Nay, but my fireside's not the deck—I am mistress here; so let me uncloak thee." She seized his cloak, and, not without a slight resistance on his part, unclasped the collar, and threw it aside.
To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device.
Don't try to target the Klingons as they uncloak, you won't have time. Just use the phasers to make a nofly zone between us and the Takagi.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — reveal the true nature of
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3And will none have so much Charity, so much Zeal for publick Concern, as to uncloak this Impostour, and shew the dazled World what it is it thus bows to?
WiktionaryShe attended all our guests, most rigorously insisted on uncloaking and unshawling them, whether they would or not; […]
WiktionaryNay, but my fireside's not the deck—I am mistress here; so let me uncloak thee." She seized his cloak, and, not without a slight resistance on his part, unclasped the collar, and threw it aside.
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