to uncloak
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7.7
- verb
- /ʌnˈkloʊk/
Examples
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But we are going much further to uncloak the, the true owners of Russian companies and Russian properties in this country.
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The journalist aimed to uncloak the hidden truths behind the scandal.
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To uncloak the mystery, the investigator revealed the suspect's secret identity.
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The documentary seeks to uncloak the reality of climate change impacts on coastal cities.
Synonyms
∞
7.7
Reveal a secret or someone's identity
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2.3
Show something that was hidden or secret
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4.1
To make something known for the first time
67
2.8
Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it
51
3.7
Make secret information known to the public
50
4.1
To show something that was hidden, often feelings or body parts
30
2.7
Remove a cover to show what is under it
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4.2
Show what someone or something really is
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3.7
Tell secret or private information to other people
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3.9
To show information people do not know
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3.7
To show facts that were hidden before
20
5.5
Force hidden people, animals, or secret information to come out of hiding
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6.0
Tell a secret by accident before others know
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5.5
To show something hidden so people can see it
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6.5
To make a secret suddenly become known
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6.8
Reveal secret information that shocks people
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5.1
To tell a secret that should be kept
3
4.0
Make something visible by removing a cover
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7.1
To reveal information that was previously hidden
2
1.0
To make secret information known to other people
1
7.2
Show who you really are instead of pretending
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4.4
To tell people about something secret
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4.3
Make something you cannot see appear again
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7.5
Reveal information that was hidden during a study or experiment
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7.7
To show something that was hidden
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6.5
To reveal something hidden or forgotten
Antonyms
How Revealed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uncloak comes from un- ('reverse' or 'not') and cloak ('a covering'), so picture someone taking off a cloak to show what was hidden. That's why to uncloak something is to reveal it or make it visible.