Discover
Discover verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).
Usage example: discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him
Unmask is a synonym for discover in show topic. In some cases you can use "Unmask" instead a verb "Discover", when it comes to topics like divulge.
Unmask
Unmask verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).
Usage example: the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode
Discover is a synonym for unmask in show topic. You can use "Discover" instead a verb "Unmask", if it concerns topics such as divulge.
Nearby Word: unmasking
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Bogus then goes over to unmask the true identity of the thief, only to discover that it was Ratty the whole time.
- Also, Lex takes advantage of the situation to pull off Flash's cowl and discover his secret identity but is thwarted when he has "no idea who this is." In one Silver Age story, Heat Wave managed to unmask (Barry Allen) Flash and had much the same reaction.
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Dramatic Unmask: The Starcade finale ends with Jon unmasking Darth Vader, only to discover that he's none other than his old pal Arin.
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