Expose Definition
- to display one's genitalia, as in exhibitionism
Other Word Forms of Expose
Noun
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Expose
Origin of Expose
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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”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English exposen from Old French exposer alteration (influenced by poser to put, place) of Latin expōnere to set forth expound
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French past participle of exposer to expose from Old French expose
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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