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expose Definition

ex·pose (ek spōz′, ik-)

transitive verb -·posed′, -·pos′·ing

    1. to lay open (to danger, attack, ridicule, etc.); leave unprotected
    2. to make accessible or subject (to an influence or action)
  2. to put or leave out in an unprotected place; abandon some ancient peoples exposed unwanted infants
  3. to allow to be seen; disclose; reveal; exhibit; display
    1. to make (a crime, fraud, etc.) known; unmask
    2. to make known the crimes, etc. of
  5. Photog. to subject (a sensitized film or plate) to radiation having a photochemical effect

Etymology: ME exposen < OFr exposer < L expositus, pp. of exponere (see expound) but infl. by OFr poser: see pose

expose Related Forms

ex·pos′er noun

expose Synonyms

expose

v.

  1. To uncover

    disclose, show, show up, present, prove, reveal, air, exhibit, unmask, debunk, lay open, lay bare, bring to light, open, unearth, dig up, smoke out, drag before the public, give away, detect, betray, divulge, make known, muckrake, bring into view, bare, unveil, unseal, unroll, unfold, unwrap, untie, drag through the mud*, paint in its true color*, put the finger on*, blow the lid off*, blow wide open*; see also reveal 1.

  2. To endeavor to attract attention

    exhibit, show off, bare, flash*; see display 1.

  3. To open to danger

    lay open to, subject to, imperil; see endanger. See syn. study at show.

expose Usage Examples

Object

  • beam: The property boasts exposed beams and oak floors, and makes an ideal base for a group of friends or extended family.
  • stonework: Walls & Roof The walls were scraped of their plaster and their stonework exposed during the 1893 restoration.
  • timber: The Entrance Hall features a tiled floor, natural stone piers and exposed timber beams, supporting a viewing gallery above.
  • brickwork: The big question in arch conversions is whether to expose the internal brickwork.
  • weakness: The Environmental Audit Committee is already exposing weaknesses in current policy.
  • flaw: Unfortunately, when the children leave this can expose any flaws in your relationship.

Used with why or when

  • when: Continue toward the stern and you can peer down into the cabins and rooms that were exposed when the roof was burned away.
  • what: Excavation removes the protective embankments and so exposes what is left at the bottom of the wells to fresh erosion.

Preposition: as

sham: Of course none of this has happened and their rhetoric and scaremongering has been exposed as a sham.

Modifying Another Word

  • cruelly: However, players can be cruelly exposed whenever a ball or opponent does something unexpected.
  • indecently: He followed her, then stopped and indecently exposed himself then when a younger female appeared followed her instead.
  • thereby: Doctors are unable to instantly access previous medical records of new patients thereby exposing them to further risk.
  • potentially: Since many people manage password explosion by reusing passwords, this could potentially expose the password to much more critical things than reference letters.
  • publicly: Grayson used every opportunity to publicly expose Lloyd George.
  • accidentally: Such technology to protect viewers being accidentally exposed to programs of an adult nature is well proven.

Infinitive complement

  • air: Soft coatings degrade when exposed to air so are not very durable.
  • heat: The new E30 Fire Protection Hood from Spelsberg UK protects junction boxes and wiring by automatically sealing itself when exposed to heat.
  • risk: Having a solid collateral base of home, the lenders feel less exposed to risk.
  • wind: Wind farm A group of wind turbines located in areas exposed to wind.
  • light: By light to exposed to light throughout there also been banished they.