Expose
Expose verb - To reveal the true nature of.
Usage example: a well-researched article that exposes the UFO story as a hoax
Mask
Mask verb - To change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity.
Usage example: the federal agents masked their surveillance vehicle so that it looked like an ordinary moving van
How words are described
| real | real expose | real mask |
| big | big expose | big mask |
| huge | huge expose | huge mask |
| new | new expose | new mask |
Common collocations
| work | expose work | mask work |
| nature | expose nature | mask nature |
| plot | expose plot | mask plot |
| fact | expose fact | mask fact |
| Other words: identity, skin, mole, activities, identities. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The first is a blank mask with a built-in Eyepatch of Power, but the second is a smiling White Mask of Doom with an eye hole to expose his wolf's eye.
Source: Malevolent Masked Men - Becoming the Mask: Peter wants to expose Maggie, but the further along he gets, the more of a true believer he becomes.
Source: Film / Sound of My Voice -
The defeated villain started bragging that at least he'd expose Paperinik's secret identity, as his face was covered in ink too... At which point Paperinik revealed he was wearing a full body suit, including his face, mask and hat, over his costume.
Source: Dressed in Layers
Cite this Source
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