transitive verb
-·posed′, -·pos′ing to expose too much or too long
overexpose
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overexpose
transitive verb
o·ver·ex·posed, o·ver·ex·pos·ing, o·ver·ex·pos·es- To expose too long or too much: Don't overexpose the children to television.
- To expose (a photographic film or plate) too long or with too much light.
Related Forms:
- o′ver·ex·po′sure
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present overexposes, present participle overexposing, simple past and past participle overexposed)
- To expose excessively.
- Of a famous person, to provide excessive publicity, publication or reporting regarding that person.
- (photography) To expose of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.
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