unexposable
verb (used with object), ex·posed, ex·pos·ing.
Idioms 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.
10.
expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, especially one's genitals, publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner.
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Unexposable
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Origin:
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
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
Related forms
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
Synonyms
1. subject, endanger, imperil, jeopardize. 5. uncover, unveil, betray.
1. subject, endanger, imperil, jeopardize. 5. uncover, unveil, betray.
Antonyms
2. protect, shield. 5. conceal, hide, cover up.
2. protect, shield. 5. conceal, hide, cover up.
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expose (ɪkˈspəʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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. | ( |
| 5. | to abandon (a child, animal, etc) in the open to die |
| 6. | ( |
| 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 | |
| ex'posable | |
| —adj | |
| ex'posal | |
| —n | |
| ex'poser | |
| —n | |
| exposé (ɛksˈpəʊzeɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of bringing a scandal, crime, etc, to public notice |
| 2. | an article, book, or statement that discloses a scandal, crime, etc |
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Word Origin & History
expose
late 15c., "to leave without shelter or defense," from M.Fr. exposer "lay open, set forth," from L. exponere "set forth" (see expound), altered by confusion with poser "to place, lay down" (see pose). Related: Exposed; exposes; exposing.
expose
also exposé, "display of discreditable information," 1803, initially as a French word; pp. of Fr. exposer (see expose (v.)). Earliest use was in reference to Napoleon.
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