cloaking Definition

cloak
noun

1. A loose outdoor garment, usually sleeveless, fastened at the neck so as to hang from the shoulders.

Thesaurus: coat, cape, mantle, shield, wrap.
2. A covering.

Example: a cloak of mist
3. A concealment or disguise.

Example: use one's job as a cloak for spying activities
Thesaurus: disguise, blind, front, mask, pretext, artifice, dodge, subterfuge.

verb

cloaked, cloaking
1. To cover up or conceal something.

Thesaurus: conceal, obscure, screen, disguise, camouflage, veil, hide, mask; Antonym: bare, reveal.

Etymology: 13c: French cloke, from Latin clocca bell or bell-shaped cape.