undrapes

Pulls curtains away

Undrapes means removes drapes or covering from something, revealing what lies beneath.

The word appears most often in descriptions of unveiling: She undrapes the sculpture for the crowd.

Figuratively, to undrape is to expose or lay bare: The documentary undrapes the corruption behind the project.

theatrical

curtain

Fabric hung for privacy

actor · drama · spotlight · audience · finale · entrance · costume · director · play · scene

figurative

expose

Make known publicly

strip · lay open · uncover · unmask · denude · divest · peel away · shed · cast off

morning

dawn

Day's first glow

sunlight · brightness · daylight · windows · bedroom · rising · waking · sheets · bedclothes · blinds

concealment

veil

Fabric that obscures

  • shroudBurial cloth or covering
  • cloakSleeveless outer wrap
  • maskFace-worn concealment

disguise · curtains · screen · covering · fabric · cloth · canopy · swathing · wrapping · sheer

reveal

unveiling

Act of first revealing

revelation · discovery · secret · confession · truth · manifestation · unmasking · divulgence · transparency · showing

Opposites
covering versus revealing

undrapesdrapes

Hanging window coverings

covers · veils · shrouds · conceals · cloaks

Family

undrape, undraped

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG