expose

[ ik-spohz ]

/ ɪkˈspoʊz /

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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.

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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

Words nearby expose

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

Example sentences from the Web for exposing

Strangio is at his best when exposing what appears to be a flourishing civil society in Cambodia.

Cambodia’s Smoke-and-Mirrors Democracy |David Shaftel |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Rather, it was about exposing my shame, letting it dry out in the sun.

The Right's Rape Trolls vs. Lena Dunham |Emily Shire |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Spirituality, after all, is not as marketable as sex appeal, so maybe the media-savvy McCarthy is exposing a true vulnerability.

Jenny McCarthy: I Am Not Anti-Vaccine |Lloyd Grove |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But for a man who delighted in exposing hypocrisies, his relationship to Communism was riddled with duplicity.

Brecht's Mercenary Mother Courage Turns 75 |Katie Baker |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

At first,” he writes, “the source was so nervous that he insisted I must make no inquiries for fear of exposing him.

Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine |Clive Irving |August 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yes; exposing their intrigues, ferreting out their secrets, and calling upon the people to make common cause against them.

The Gadfly |E. L. Voynich
Vasco set six of his companions to watch the divers, but without leaving the shore or exposing themselves to risk from the storm.

De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) |Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
His sudden motion had struck a book from the corner of the table, exposing a letter that lay beneath.

Jessamine |Marion Harland
He was exposing himself in most audacious fashion, as was his wont.

Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman |J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
Are we expected to commit a social outrage in exposing our whole case to the public?

One of Our Conquerors, Complete |George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for exposing (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 exposing (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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