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unmask [ʌnˈmɑːsk] vb
1. to remove (the mask or disguise) from (someone or oneself) 2. to appear or cause to appear in true character 3. (Military) (tr) Military to make evident the presence of (weapons), either by firing or by the removal of camouflage, etc. unmasker n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Attempts so extravagant as these to disfigure or, it might rather be said, to metamorphose the object, render it necessary to take an accurate view of its real nature and form: in order as well to ascertain its true aspect and genuine appearance, as to unmask the disingenuity and expose the fallacy of the counterfeit resemblances which have been so insidiously, as well as industriously, propagated. The artistic thing is, to unmask honest countenances; it's no light task, I admit, but a real art. One morning, though I had never tried my hand with the pen, it suddenly occurred to me to write a satire on this officer in the form of a novel which would unmask his villainy. |
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