expose

[ ik-spohz ]

/ ɪkˈspoʊz /

verb (used with object), ex·posed, ex·pos·ing.

to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.

to lay open to something specified: to expose oneself to the influence of bad companions.

to uncover or bare to the air, cold, etc.: to expose one's head to the rain.

to present to view; exhibit; display: The storekeeper exposed his wares.

to make known, disclose, or reveal (intentions, secrets, etc.).

to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.): to expose a swindler.

to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.).

to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child.

to subject, as to the action of something: to expose a photographic plate to light.

Idioms for expose

expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, especially one's genitals, publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner.

Origin of expose

1425–75; late Middle English exposen < Old French exposer, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + poser to put (see pose¹), rendering Latin expōnere to put out, expose, set forth in words; see expound

SYNONYMS FOR expose

1 subject, endanger, imperil, jeopardize.

5 uncover, unveil, betray.

ANTONYMS FOR expose

2 protect, shield.

5 conceal, hide, cover up.

OTHER WORDS FROM expose

ex·pos·a·ble, adjective ex·pos·a·bil·i·ty, noun ex·pos·er, noun self-ex·pos·ing, adjective

un·ex·pos·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH expose

expose exposé

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British Dictionary definitions for exposable (1 of 2)

expose

/ (ɪkˈspəʊz) /

verb (tr)

to display for viewing; exhibit

to bring to public notice; disclose; reveal to expose the facts

to divulge the identity of; unmask

(foll by to) to make subject or susceptible (to attack, criticism, etc)

to abandon (a child, animal, etc) in the open to die

(foll by to) to introduce (to) or acquaint (with) he was exposed to the classics at an early age

photog to subject (a photographic film or plate) to light, X-rays, or some other type of actinic radiation

RC Church to exhibit (the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic) for public veneration

expose oneself to display one's sexual organs in public

Derived forms of expose

exposable, adjective exposal, noun exposer, noun

Word Origin for expose

C15: from Old French exposer, from Latin expōnere to set out; see exponent

British Dictionary definitions for exposable (2 of 2)

exposé

/ (ɛksˈpəʊzeɪ) /

noun

the act or an instance of bringing a scandal, crime, etc, to public notice

an article, book, or statement that discloses a scandal, crime, etc

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