expose

ex·po·sé

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To expose is defined as to make something visible or make something known.

An example of expose is when someone finds out about a scandal and publicizes it.

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expose

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)
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
1. to make (a crime, fraud, etc.) known; unmask
2. to make known the crimes, etc. of
Photog. to subject (a sensitized film or plate) to radiation having a photochemical effect

Origin of expose

Middle English exposen from Old French exposer from Classical Latin expositus, past participle of exponere (see expound) but influenced, influence by Old French poser: see pose

expose Idioms

expose oneself

to display one's genitalia, as in exhibitionism

exposé

a public disclosure of a scandal, crime, etc.

Origin of exposé

French from past participle of exposer: see expose

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expose

transitive verb

ex·posed, ex·pos·ing, ex·pos·es

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.
To make visible: Cleaning exposed the grain of the wood. See Synonyms at show.
a. To make known (something discreditable).
b. To reveal the guilt or wrongdoing of: expose a criminal.
To engage in indecent exposure of (oneself).

Origin of expose

Middle English exposen from Old French exposer alteration ( influenced by poser to put, place ) of Latin expōnere to set forth ; see expound .

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ex·pos′er
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noun

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

Origin of expose

French past participle of exposer to expose from Old French; see expose .

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present exposes, present participle exposing, simple past and past participle exposed)

To uncover, make visible, bring to daylight, introduce to.
- 2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18:
  WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, […]. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies.
To subject photographic film to light thus ruining it or taking a picture if controlled.
To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness.

Origin

From Middle French exposer (“to lay open, set forth”), from Latin expōnō (“set forth”), with contamination from poser (“to lay, place”). The Latin term is also the origin of English expound, via Old French espondre (“to set forth, explain”).

See also: exposé

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expose - Computer Definition

(1) To make available. When software "exposes" certain functions, it makes those routines available to the programmer through a programming interface (API). If a company "exposes" its Web services, it is making certain services available to users or to other companies over the Web.

(2) (ExposÃ©) A feature of the Mac OS X operating system, starting with Version 10.3, that shrinks all open windows and displays them side-by-side. It is similar in purpose to the Flip 3D feature in the Windows Aero interface. See Flip 3D.

All Windows Displayed

Expose displays all open windows so that users can quickly decide which one they want to jump to.

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