uncloak
Bring to light
To uncloak is to remove a cloak or covering, revealing what was hidden beneath.
The word appears almost entirely in figurative uses—uncloaking a conspiracy, uncloaking someone's true motives: The investigation uncloaked years of financial fraud.
In science fiction, uncloaking refers to a spacecraft becoming visible after disabling its cloaking device.
Reveal true identity
- unveilReveal something hidden
- exposeMake known publicly
- discloseReveal hidden information
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
divulge · declassify · leak · betray · confide · spill · manifest · demonstrate
Become visible again
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- invisibleCannot be seen
hologram · warp · transporter · shield · sensor · scan · starship · Klingon
Identity-concealing alteration
- maskFace-worn concealment
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
cover-up · concealment · subterfuge · ruse · façade · pretense · smokescreen · decoy
unmask
Reveal true identity
uncover · divulge · declassify · leak · betray · confide · spill · manifest · demonstrate · show
decloak
Become visible again
invisible · hologram · warp · transporter · shield · sensor · scan · starship · Klingon · Romulan
disguise
Identity-concealing alteration
camouflage · cover-up · concealment · subterfuge · ruse · façade · pretense · smokescreen · decoy · feint
detect
Notice or discover
decipher · decrypt · unravel · solve · crack · penetrate · see through · discern · identify · recognize