unmask /ʌnˈmæsk/verb 6forms 4phrases 1 verb6 •To remove a mask from someone. •To expose, or reveal the true character of someone.The Chariest maide is prodigall enough, / If she vnmaske hir beautie to the Moone. — 1599 •(old-fashioned) To expose something that was concealed or shielded from an enemy.In less than an hour the batteries were unmasked. The Confederate works were visible and at 5:08 a.m., Seymour ordered the batteries to commence firing. — 2021 •To remove one's mask. •To cease engaging in masking, to cease disguising one's autism.[…] to unmask and to assume her 'natural' role (rather than her 'fitting in' role). — 2019 •To enable (an interrupt, etc.) by unsetting or setting the associated bit. formsunmasked · unmaskt · unmasking · unmasks Phrases with unmask unmask one's batteriesTo begin a decisive action, especially one that reveals one’s true strength or character.