uncloak

verb

un·​cloak ˌən-ˈklōk How to pronounce uncloak (audio)
uncloaked; uncloaking; uncloaks
Synonyms of uncloaknext

transitive verb

1
: to remove a cloak or cover from
2
: reveal, unmask
uncloak an impostor

intransitive verb

: to take off a cloak

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Examples of uncloak in a Sentence

uncloaked the latest plan for improvements to the state capitol investigative reporters uncloaked the real estate tycoon, revealing him to be nothing more than a slumlord
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Only if a match were made would a computer alert each side to uncloak the record and probe further. — Associated Press, WIRED, 17 June 2006 The Senate has not uncloaked a bill GOP leaders worked on behind closed doors, although it is expected to be released Thursday, with a vote as soon as next week. — Stephen Koff, cleveland.com, 21 June 2017 But by threading the needle, Cassini has allowed scientists to untangle them, telling them about the mass, and therefore age, of the rings — and uncloaking Saturn's interior. — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 15 Sep. 2017 Fourth- and fifth-grade students from Federal Hill Preparatory School counted down as a maintenance crew uncloaked the machine to reveal two massive, brown googly eyes. — Lauren Lumpkin, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

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The first known use of uncloak was in 1574

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“Uncloak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncloak. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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uncloak

verb
un·​cloak ˌən-ˈklōk How to pronounce uncloak (audio)
1
: to remove a cloak or cover from
2
: reveal sense 1, unmask
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