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ex⋅pose

  [ik-spohz]
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–verb (used with object), -posed, -pos⋅ing.
1. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.
2. to lay open to something specified: to expose oneself to the influence of bad companions.
3. to uncover or bare to the air, cold, etc.: to expose one's head to the rain.
4. to present to view; exhibit; display: The storekeeper exposed his wares.
5. to make known, disclose, or reveal (intentions, secrets, etc.).
6. to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.): to expose a swindler.
7. to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.).
8. to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child.
9. to subject, as to the action of something: to expose a photographic plate to light.
—Idiom
10. expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, esp. one's genitals, publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME exposen < OF exposer, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + poser to put (see pose 1 ), rendering L expōnere to put out, expose, set forth in words; see expound

Related forms:
ex⋅pos⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ex⋅pos⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
ex⋅pos⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. subject, endanger, imperil, jeopardize. 5. uncover, unveil, betray.

Antonyms:
2. protect, shield. 5. conceal, hide, cover up.

ex⋅po⋅sé

  [ek-spoh-zey]
–noun
a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable: Certain cheap magazines make a fortune out of sensational exposés.
Origin:
1795–1805; < F, n. use of ptp. of exposer to expose
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ex·pose   (ĭk-spōz')   
tr.v.   ex·posed, ex·pos·ing, ex·pos·es

    1. To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition: exposed themselves to disease; exposed their children to classical music.

    2. To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.

    3. To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm: troops that were exposed to gunfire.

    4. To make known (something discreditable).

    5. To reveal the guilt or wrongdoing of: expose a criminal.

  2. To make visible: Cleaning exposed the grain of the wood. See Synonyms at show.

    1. To make known (something discreditable).

    2. To reveal the guilt or wrongdoing of: expose a criminal.

  4. To engage in indecent exposure of (oneself).


[Middle English exposen, from Old French exposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin expōnere, to set forth; see expound.]
ex·pos'er n.
ex·po·sé   (ěk'spō-zā')   
n.  

  1. An exposure or a revelation of something discreditable.

  2. A formal exposition of facts.


[French, past participle of exposer, to expose, from Old French; see expose.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·pose
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ex·posed; ex·pos·ing
1 : to subject to risk from a harmful action or condition: as a : to make (one) open to liability or financial loss b : to leave (a child) uncared-for and lacking shelter from the elements
2 : to cause to be visible or open to view: as a : to offer publicly for sale expose for sale at public auction —Detroit Law Journal> b : to purposely uncover (one's private body parts) or leave open to view in a place or situation in which such conduct is likely to be deemed offensive or indecent esp. as set forth by statute —see also INDECENT EXPOSURE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·pose
Pronunciation: ik-'spOz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ex·posed; ex·pos·ing
1 : to make liable to or accessible to something (as a disease or environmental conditions) that may have a detrimental effect exposed to diphtheria>
2 : to lay open to view: as a : to conduct (oneself) as an exhibitionist b : to reveal (a bodily part) especially by dissection
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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