cloak

²cloak

verb

Definition of CLOAK

transitive verb

: to cover or hide with or as if with a cloak

Examples of CLOAK

1. <the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory>
2. <cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world>

First Known Use of CLOAK

1509

Related to CLOAK

Synonyms: camouflage, disguise, dress up, mask

Antonyms: unmask

Related Words: blanket, blot out, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occult, screen, shroud, veil; affect, assume, counterfeit, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, pose, pretend, sham, simulate; act, fake, impersonate, masquerade, play; cosmeticize, gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

Near Antonyms: display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, parade, show, uncloak, unclothe, uncover, undrape, unveil; bare, betray, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, reveal

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