# unmask

> English word · Verb · IPA /ʌnˈmæsk/ · frequency rank #54,551

## Definitions
1. To remove a mask from someone.
2. To expose, or reveal the true character of someone.
3. To remove one's mask.
4. To cease engaging in masking, to cease disguising one's autism.
5. To expose something that was concealed or shielded from an enemy.
6. To enable (an interrupt, etc.) by unsetting or setting the associated bit.

## Etymology
From un- + mask.
Compare typologically reveal (see more).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unmask