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
Reveal
Reveal verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).
Usage example: at the end of the book, the detective reveals the identity of the mysterious stranger
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Mysterion is finally persuaded to remove his mask and reveal himself at the end.
Source: The Un-Reveal -
Later, Scarecrow once again guilts the commissioner to remove Batman's mask and reveal his identity by threatening to kill Robin.
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Dramatic Unmask: As Christine sings for Claudin in the climax, she gets closer to him until she can rip off his mask and reveal his burned face to the audience.
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