dismask

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verb

To remove a mask from.

OriginEnglish mask ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

verbdismask (third-person singular simple present dismasks, present participle dismasking, simple past and past participle dismasked)

present singular third person dismasks · participle present dismasking · participle past dismasked · past dismasked

  1. transitiveTo remove a mask from.
  2. transitiveTo uncover.

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishmask
  7. Englishdismask

From dis- + mask.

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APA

dismask. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismask

MLA

“dismask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismask. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dismask,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismask.

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