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adjective
- 1. not covered or hidden; visible: "the venue featured beautiful hardwood floors and exposed brick walls"
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1. a. : to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition. expose troops needlessly. has not yet been exposed to measles. b. : to submit or make accessible to a particular action or influence. expose children to good books.
1. : open to view. 2. : not shielded or protected. also : not insulated. an exposed electric wire. Synonyms. endangered. liable. open. sensitive. subject (to) susceptible. vulnerable. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for exposed.
EXPOSED definition: 1. having no protection from bad weather: 2. able to be easily harmed, influenced, or attacked…. Learn more.
Exposed definition: left or being without shelter or protection. See examples of EXPOSED used in a sentence.
to put someone at risk from something harmful or unpleasant: It is feared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to radiation. expose someone to something His comments in the interview could expose him to charges of perjury. There had been an outbreak of the virus and healthcare workers had been exposed. More examples.
1. 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. 2.
verb (used with object) , ex·posed, ex·pos·ing. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack. Synonyms: jeopardize, imperil, endanger, subject. to lay open to something specified: to expose oneself to the influence of bad companions.
Something that's exposed is uncovered or unprotected. An exposed hillside isn't sheltered by hills, trees, or buildings, but is completely open to the wind and weather.
us/ɪkˈspoʊz/uk/ɪkˈspəʊz/ exposeverb[T] (UNCOVER) Add to word listAdd to word list. to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen: The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricks underneath. He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was exposed.
Definition of exposed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
