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- Dictionaryex·pose/ikˈspōz/
verb
- 1. make (something) visible by uncovering it: "at low tide the sands are exposed" Similar Opposite
- 2. reveal the true, objectionable nature of (someone or something): "he has been exposed as a liar and a traitor" Similar
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The meaning of EXPOSE is to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition. How to use expose in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Expose.
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.
An exposé is a film or piece of writing which reveals the truth about a situation or person, especially something involving shocking facts. The movie is an exposé of prison conditions in the South. [ + of] Synonyms: exposure, revelation, uncovering, disclosure More Synonyms of expose. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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.
To expose means to uncover or allow to be in the open air. If you take off your coat and expose your bare arms to the terrible cold, your tattoos might freeze off. (Note: We don’t actually know if this is physically possible.)
to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.): to expose a swindler. to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.). to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child. to subject, as to the action of something: to expose a photographic plate to light.
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.
expose. verb. OPAL W. /ɪkˈspəʊz/ Verb Forms. show something hidden. to show something that is usually hidden synonym reveal. expose something He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth. Miles of sand are exposed at low tide. My job as a journalist is to expose the truth.
Definition of exposé noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To make accessible or subject ( to an influence or action) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To lay open ( to danger, attack, ridicule, etc.); leave unprotected. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To put or leave out in an unprotected place; abandon. Some ancient peoples exposed unwanted infants. Webster's New World.
