expose
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 about expose
expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, especially one's genitals, publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner.
Origin of expose
1Other words for expose
Opposites 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
Other definitions for exposé (2 of 2)
a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable: Certain cheap magazines make a fortune out of sensational exposés.
Origin of exposé
2Words that may be confused with exposé
- expose, exposé
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How to use expose in a sentence
Perhaps inevitably, these all involved exposés of alleged affairs and sexual infidelity.
Prosecutors Allege Affair Between Rebekah Brooks And Andy Coulson | Peter Jukes, Nico Hines | October 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are lawsuits, 60 Minutes exposés, public apologies, further lawsuits—class-action ones—and disgrace.
One of the best exposés of the problem appeared in January in Der Spiegel.
S'ils ne le font pas, ils sont exposés à rester nus pendant la saison rigoureuse.
Many exposés were, in fact, written from all parts of England.
Kitchener's Mob | James Norman Hall
British Dictionary definitions for expose (1 of 2)
/ (ɪkˈspəʊz) /
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
Origin of expose
1Derived forms of expose
- exposable, adjective
- exposal, noun
- exposer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for exposé (2 of 2)
/ (ɛksˈpəʊzeɪ) /
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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