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overexpose

[oh-ver-ik-spohz]

verb (used with object), o·ver·ex·posed, o·ver·ex·pos·ing.

to expose too much, as to the sun, cold, or light rays (often used reflexively): Be careful of overexposing yourself to the sun.

Photography. to expose (a film or the like) to too much light.

Origin:
1865–70; over- + expose

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Overexpose is always a great word to know.

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a small board with a hinged stick clapped down at the beginning of a shot, used later to synchronize sound and image in the editing of the film

a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity

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overexpose (ˌəʊvərɪksˈpəʊz)

—vb
1.	to expose too much or for too long
2.	photog to expose (a film, plate, or paper) for too long a period or with too bright a light

overex'posure

—n

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