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exposal

[ik-spoh-zuhl]

noun

exposure.

Origin:
1645–55; expose + -al²

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expose (ɪkˈspəʊz)

—vb
1.	to display for viewing; exhibit
2.	to bring to public notice; disclose; reveal: to expose the facts
3.	to divulge the identity of; unmask
4.	(foll by to) to make subject or susceptible (to attack, criticism, etc)
5.	to abandon (a child, animal, etc) in the open to die
6.	(foll by to) to introduce (to) or acquaint (with): he was exposed to the classics at an early age
7.	photog to subject (a photographic film or plate) to light, X-rays, or some other type of actinic radiation
8.	RC Church to exhibit (the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic) for public veneration
9.	expose oneself to display one's sexual organs in public

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

ex'posable

—*adj*

ex'posal

—n

ex'poser

—n

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