demask

== English == === Etymology === From de- +‎ mask. === Verb === demask (third-person singular simple present demasks, present participle demasking, simple past and past participle demasked) (transitive) To clear etchant and maskant from a part being chemically etched or milled. (more generally) To remove any masking materials that have been added to protect an area. To reveal something that was masked or hidden; to expose; to unmask. (more specifically) To overcome ideological preconceptions and labels. To make salient or conspicuous; to draw attention to or improve the perception of. ==== Usage notes ==== Authors who use demask to refer to the overcoming of ideological preconceptions often make a distinction between this term and the term unmask, which they use to indicate the revelation of something "other", which could not be seen before the act of unmasking. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === masked