demask

verb5

1. •
   To reveal (something that was masked or hidden); to expose; to unmask.

   • When it was learned that the antigen is heatstable, attempts were made to "demask" it in the fresh mucosa by boiling. — 1946
2. •
   To overcome ideological preconceptions and labels.

   • Marxists have always attempted to demask earlier legitimations of power as ideology by interpreting them as expressions of class interest. — 1980
3. •
   To make salient or conspicuous; to draw attention to or improve the perception of.

   • They wished to demask hidden metaphysics, to demask the false pretenses of sentences purportively descriptive but de facto metaphysical or evaluative. — 1968
4. •
   To clear etchant and maskant from (a part being chemically etched or milled).

   • The part is etched at a predetermined rate, then rinsed, demasked, and a final rinse is given. — 1958
5. •
   To remove any masking materials that have been added to protect an area.

   • The first sequence is to mask, paint, bake, then demask; the second sequence is to mask, paint, demask, then bake. — 1986