exposed
Variant of expose
ex·pose (ek spōz′, ik-)
transitive verb exposed -·posed′, exposing -·pos′·ing
- to lay open (to danger, attack, ridicule, etc.); leave unprotected
- to make accessible or subject (to an influence or action)
- to put or leave out in an unprotected place; abandon some ancient peoples exposed unwanted infants
- to allow to be seen; disclose; reveal; exhibit; display
- to make (a crime, fraud, etc.) known; unmask
- to make known the crimes, etc. of
- 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
Related Forms:
- exposer ex·pos′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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exposed
modif.
In sight
Revealed in the true light
disclosed, revealed, divulged, unmasked, unveiled, bared, uncovered, unsealed, made public, laid bare, pointed out, ferreted out, dug up, brought to light, brought to the light of day, brought to justice, solved, resolved, untied, unriddled, discovered, found out, seen through, detected, debunked.
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