<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to strip a mask or disguise from.</li><li>to reveal the true character of; disclose; expose.</li><li>Military: to reveal the presence of (guns) by firing.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to put off one's mask; appear in true nature.</li></ul>