Meaning
to unmask, expose
- to reveal the true, hidden nature, intentions, or identity of someone
- to uncover or expose a fraud, lie, or deception
In a sentence
Il giornalista ha smascherato lo scandalo dopo mesi di indagini.
The journalist exposed the scandal after months of investigation.
Prima o poi la verità verrà a galla e lo smaschereranno.
Sooner or later the truth will come out and they will unmask him.
Non sei ancora riuscito a smascherare le sue bugie?
Haven't you managed to expose his lies yet?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| smascherare | infinitive |
| smaschero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| smascheri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smaschera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smascheriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| smascherate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smascherano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smascheravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| smascheravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| smascherava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| smascheravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| smascheravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| smascheravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| smascherai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| smascherasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| smascherò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| smascherammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| smascheraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| smascherarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| smaschererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| smaschererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| smaschererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| smaschereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| smaschererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| smaschereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| smascheri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| smascheri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smascheri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smascheriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| smascheriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smascherino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smascherassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| smascherassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| smascherasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| smascherassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| smascheraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| smascherassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| smaschererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| smaschereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smaschererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smaschereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| smascherereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smaschererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smaschera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| smascheriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| smascherate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| smascherando | gerund |
| smascherato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formed with privative prefix 's-' + 'maschera' (mask). Regular -are verb taking 'avere'.