unmask
pronunciation
How to pronounce unmask in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈmɑːsk]
How to pronounce unmask in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈmæsk]
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- Verb:
- reveal the true nature of
- take the mask of
Word Origin
- unmask (v.)
- 1580s in figurative sense, c. 1600 in literal sense (transitive and intransitive), from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + mask (v.). Related: Unmasked; unmasking.
Example
- 1. But the two ways do help to unmask the unidentified devices and make them accessible with a few more details .
- 2. And in trying to unmask the identities of the members of a group known as lulz security , the a-team was aiming to take them down a peg - and , indirectly , to help law enforcement officials lock them up .
- 3. The history of subtext closely follows the history of cultural movements ; h.g. wells penned subtext to unmask the exploitive nature of capitalism and many believe that the tv show , " xena : warrior princess , " used subtext to explore homosexuality .
- 4. Brent bozell , president of the media research centre , which purports to unmask " liberal bias " , said that mr cain had predicted months ago that he might face a " high-tech lynching " like the accusations of sexual harassment that afflicted clarence thomas during his confirmation hearings for the supreme court .
- 5. New induced stem cells may unmask cancer at earliest stage .