Uncloak (Verb)
Meaning 1
Remove a cloak from.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The magician announced it was time to uncloak the top box to reveal the hidden treasure.
- After hours in the cold, Mary was finally able to uncloak her woolen wrap by the fire.
- The star was revealed when the dust cloud started to uncloak from in front of it after years of hiding.
- The newly restored cathedral statuary was ready to uncloak its mysterious glass encasement for public viewing tonight.
- She gently laid aside her coat to uncloak a delicate shoulder injury she hadn't mentioned before.
Meaning 2
Reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The leaked documents uncloak the company's deliberate disregard for environmental regulations.
- The investigative journalist worked tirelessly to uncloak the truth behind the government's secret operations.
- Whistleblowers came forward to uncloak the embezzlement scheme that had been hiding in plain sight.
- The town's gossip circle began to uncloak the scandals of the reclusive millionaire.
- Historians' recent findings uncloak the true identities of the painters behind the famous anonymous artworks.