masked Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb hide under a false appearance
    mask; dissemble; cloak.
    • He masked his disappointment
  2. verb put a mask on or cover with a mask
    mask.
    • Mask the children for Halloween
  3. verb make unrecognizable
    disguise; mask.
    • The herb masks the garlic taste
    • We disguised our faces before robbing the bank
  4. verb cover with a sauce
    mask.
    • mask the meat
  5. verb shield from light
    block out; mask.
  6. adjective satellite having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
    cloaked; disguised.
    • hidden agenda
    • masked threat
  7. adjective satellite having markings suggestive of a mask
    • the masked face of a raccoon

WordNet

Masked adjective
Definitions
  1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; cincealed; hidden.
  2. (Bot.) Same as Personate.
  3. (Zoöl.) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.

Webster 1913