exposed

[ ik-spohzd ]

/ ɪkˈspoʊzd /

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adjective

left or being without shelter or protection: The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff.

laid open to view; unconcealed: an exposed king of spades.

susceptible to attack; vulnerable.

Origin of exposed

First recorded in 1620–30; expose + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM exposed

ex·pos·ed·ness

[ik-spoh-zid-nis] /ɪkˈspoʊ zɪd nɪs/, noun half-ex·posed, adjective qua·si-ex·posed, adjective self-ex·posed, adjective

sem·i·ex·posed, adjective un·ex·posed, adjective well-ex·posed, adjective

Words nearby exposed

export reject, export-import bank, exportation, exposal, expose, exposed, exposit, exposition, expositor, expository, exposome

Definition for exposed (2 of 2)

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.

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.

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ANTONYMS FOR expose

2 protect, shield.

5 conceal, hide, cover up.

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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

Example sentences from the Web for exposed

In doing so he exposed the failure of other airlines in the region to see the huge pent-up demand for cheap travel.

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He didn't want to be there exposed, unable to shift the focus when he felt like it.

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Were the reserved Brits ready for the razzmatazz and exposed flesh?

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My girlfriend, Barbara, came to visit me and exposed her breast through the window.

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Humans are exposed to viruses from other species all the time, and we almost never get sick.

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Criminals were often put to death on them, and others were exposed there after death.

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Larger areas of exposed bone were noted in only a few specimens.

Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz |John M. Legler
By making an opening in the side of this near the back bone the inside surface of the small of the back is exposed.

Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit |Albert B. Farnham
A formation is usually named from some place where it is exposed in its typical character.

Geology |William J. Miller
Mohammedanism, therefore, in Eastern Asia is not exposed to such immediate danger as in the West.

The Future of Islam |Wilfred Scawen Blunt

British Dictionary definitions for exposed (1 of 3)

exposed

/ (ɪkˈspəʊzd) /

adjective

not concealed; displayed for viewing

without shelter from the elements

susceptible to attack or criticism; vulnerable

mountaineering (of a climb, pitch, or move) performed on a high, sheer, and unsheltered rock face

Derived forms of exposed

exposedness (ɪkˈspəʊzɪdnɪs), noun

British Dictionary definitions for exposed (2 of 3)

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 exposed (3 of 3)

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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