expose

(ĭk-spōzˈ)

1. a. To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition: exposed themselves to disease; exposed their children to classical music.
   b. To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
   c. To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm: troops that were exposed to gunfire.
2. To make visible: Cleaning exposed the grain of the wood. See Synonyms at show.
3. a. To make known (something discreditable).
   b. To reveal the guilt or wrongdoing of: expose a criminal.
4. To engage in indecent exposure of (oneself).

Related Forms:

• ex·posˈer noun

(ĕkˌspō-zāˈ)

1. An exposure or a revelation of something discreditable.
2. A formal exposition of facts.