exposev.

Brit.

/ᵻkˈspəʊz/,

/ɛkˈspəʊz/, U.S.

/ɪkˈspoʊz/,

/ɛkˈspoʊz/

Etymology: < French exposer (14th cent.), formed as an adaptation of Latin expōnĕre to put out, expose (see expone v., expound v.); the verb poser ( < Latin pausāre to rest, lay down) having been associated with Latin pōnĕre (past participle positus ), and employed as its regular representative in compounds. See compose v., pose v.¹

I. To put out; to deprive of shelter.

†1. transitive. To put out; to put (a person) ashore; to expel from a country, etc. Also reflexive of a river: To empty itself into. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > removing from dwelling > remove from dwelling place [verb (transitive)]

flitc1175

displant1597

expose1632

evacuatea1639

evict1821

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > exile or state of > exile [verb (transitive)]

flemeOE

forbana1250

exilec1330

forbanishc1450

banish1485

expel1490

exulate1535

vanquishc1540

relegate1561

extirpate1566

exul1568

seclude1572

confine1577

bandon1592

dispossess1600

vent1609

expose1632

deporta1641

disterr1645

transport1666

releage1691

expatriate1817

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > action of river > [verb (reflexive)] > disembogue

empty1553

shed1555

unburden1578

disburden1600

discharge1600

void1600

dischannel1607

disgorge1607

disengorge1610

enwave1628

expose1632

engulf1634

degorge1635

exhaust1833

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 43 The Genueses have abandoned the society of Iewes, and exposed them from their iurisdiction.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ii. 46 There the Carmoesaloe [a vessel] stayed, and I was exposed to seek passage for Ragusa.

a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 134 Where the river Tearn exposeth it self into it [the Severn].

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World iv. 151 In short, I would expose no hostages.

2. To turn out of doors; ‘to cast out to chance’ (Johnson); esp. to abandon (an infant), often in Historical contexts as the rendering of Latin exponere, Greek ἐκτιθέναι.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. ii. 71 All the Instruments which ayded to expose the Child, were euen then lost.

1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. ii. xx. 335 The latter [sc. Ariadne], being the same that was expos'd big with Child upon that Coast by Theseus.

1752 D. Hume Populousness in Ess. (1779) I. 416 The only country where this practice of exposing children prevails.

a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 102 In old time he would have been exposed as soon as he came into the world.

3. To place in an unsheltered or unprotected position; to leave without shelter or defence; to remove the covering of; to put (plants) out in the open air. In early use also, To risk, imperil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > leave unprotected or unsheltered

expose1477

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 105 And semblably ben all peple bounden to expose body & goodes for their kyng.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. i. sig. Cc3^v Hee that hath espide a vermeill Rose, To which sharpe thornes..the way forstall, Dare not for dread his hardy hand expose.

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 72 in Sylva Be careful not to expose the fruit, without leaves sufficient to skreen it from the Sun.

1666 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 2) 40 Set out and expose Flos Cardinalis.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 828 I go This uncouth errand sole, and one for all My self expose .

1704 London Gaz. No. 4020/2 He exposed his Person very much in the Action.

1796 C. Marshall Gardening (1813) 309 An awning..will continue them in perfection of blow much longer than if always exposed.

1885 Blackwood's Mag. 584/1 The gunners are never exposed as is the case with all embrasure..batteries.

1894 N.E.D. at Expose Mod. This costume is injurious to health because it unduly exposes the chest.

4. To lay open (to danger, ridicule, censure, etc.); to place in the way of something that would be better avoided; to render accessible or liable. Const. to, †unto; also to with infinitive clause.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > subject to action or operation > subject to a condition or treatment

submitc1425

submise?1473

expose1474

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > expose to danger, harm, etc.

expose1474

object?1520

prefer?1541

expone1564

oppose1589

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iv. ii. 168 He exposeth hym vnto the paryllis of bataylle.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 31 Expose thy selfe to feele what wretches feele.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 4 Rather then..to expose themselues to many exceptions and cauillations.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iii. ii. 105 Expose Those tender limbes of thine, to the euent Of the none-sparing warre.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 27 Whom the highest place exposes Formost to stand against the Thunderers aime.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 115 [The Snake] leaves expos'd to blows, his Back and batter'd sides.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 181 Not so low as to be exposed to the overflowing of the River.

1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xviii. §44 Offences to which the condition of a Guardian is exposed.

1865 R. W. Dale Jewish Temple ix. 89 The faith of the Hebrew Christians..was..exposed to severe trials.

1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 226 In positions little exposed to be walked over.

a. To lay open to (†into) the action or influence of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > make subject to an action or influence

obtain1425

subjecta1450

to put forth1482

to set out1579

expose1594

to lay (also leave) open1595

render1642

to get (also put, have, etc.) on the run1909

1594 H. Plat Jewell House 33 The greene timber which you doe expose into the ayre.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 84 While the balmy Western Spirit blows, Earth to the Breath her Bosom dares expose.

a1704 J. Locke Thoughts on Conduct of Understanding (1754) §41 Those who seek truth only, freely expose their principles to the test.

1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §28 Trees that grow on mountains, exposed to the sun or the north wind.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 112. ⁋4 Exposed to a microscope, the smoothest polish..discovers cavities.

1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 176 When liquid sulphurous acid is exposed to atmospheric air.

1866 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 1st Ser. 3 He was exposed to two singularly inharmonious influences.

1879 G. C. Harlan Eyesight ii. 22 The way in which they [the eyebrows] are instantly drawn down when we are suddenly exposed to a dazzling light.

b. passive. To be open to a certain quarter of the heavens, situated in a certain aspect.

ΚΠ

1710 G. London & H. Wise J. de la Quintinie's Compl. Gard'ner (1719) 76 It's an admirable Peach when planted in a good Soil, and well expos'd.

1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. ii. xvi. 277 The richest lands in Scotland..are exposed to the north.

c. Photography. To submit (a sensitized surface) to the action of actinic rays. Often absol.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > action of taking photograph > photograph [verb (transitive)] > expose

expose1839

to fire away1859

1839 Visitor Dec. 479/1 In one specimen which had been exposed only thirty seconds, the plate was still intensely black, excepting in the sky.

1848 Chambers's Jrnl. 24 June 403/2 On another plate, exposed for twenty minutes, a long black stripe was produced.

1878 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. xxxi. 246 As regards the exposure to be given to a picture there is one golden rule to follow: ‘Expose for the shadows and let the lights take care of themselves’.

1903 A. Watkins Photography (ed. 2) 9 In the all-important question, ‘how long to expose?’..the size of the stop has a most important influence.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 2 Sept. 14/2 A simple lesson in exposing a plate.

1959 F. Luther Microfilm xii. 116 Dagron exposed his microfilms in the camera as conventional glass plates.

II. To present to view, put forth.

a. To exhibit openly; to display to the public gaze.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > expose to public view [verb (transitive)]

to put forth?c1225

to hit out1579

to set a-sunshining1601

to put forward1611

to hold out1613

expose1623

theatrizea1679

produce1686

parade1765

to bring forward1783

1623–6 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Expose, to set to view.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 280. ⁋3 The Beggar, who exposes his Sores.

1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iv. 97 By persuading him [Noah] to drink himself drunk,..had..made him expose himself in a beastly manner.

1838 R. Southey Thalaba (ed. 4) vi. xxvi, in Poet. Wks. IV. 232 Transparent garments to the greedy eye Exposed their harlot limbs.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 250 He was then carried to the market place, and exposed..as a malefactor.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 176 The dead are only to be exposed for three days.

b. Ecclesiastical. To exhibit (the Host, relics) for adoration.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > portable shrines or relics > relic > [verb (transitive)] > exhibit relics

exposec1660

society > faith > worship > parts of service > canon > [verb (transitive)] > show forth host

expose1850

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 123 Neere Easter..many Images were exposd.

1850 J. H. Newman Lect. Diffic. Anglicans 213 The Blessed Sacrament is exposed in all the churches all over the city.

c. To disclose, display, allow to be seen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > uncover and expose

unwryc825

bareOE

unhelec1000

uncoverc1390

disclosea1393

to lay outa1400

unhidea1400

declose14..

unbare1530

discover1563

imbear1657

fleece1667

unfence1715

to lay bare1807

to open out1832

strip1839

expose1851

1851 W. B. Carpenter Man. Physiol. 401 The amount of surface exposed by the walls of these minute cavities.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxvi. 324 A pit was sunk in the ice around her..so as to expose her stern.

?1870 F. Hardy & J. R. Ware Mod. Hoyle , Whist 7 A card by accident being exposed during the deal.

1872 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 248 An open cut 30 feet long exposes a vein of rather solid-looking quartz.

a. To offer publicly, ‘put up’ for (or to) sale. (The ordinary phrase in Scotland: in England now somewhat formal).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > expose or offer for sale

cheapa1225

to set out13..

to put forthc1350

utter?c1400

market1455

offer1472

lovea1500

pitch1530

to set on (or a) sale1546

exposea1610

to bring to market1639

huckster1642

shop1688

deal1760

to put on the market1897

merchandise1926

a1610 J. Healey tr. Theophrastus Characters 82 in tr. Epictetus Manuall (1636) Those which expose their wares to sale.

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures x. 30 [They] exposed me to sale three several times, and yet could meet with nobody that would buy me.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub 221 To expose the Talents I have acquired.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. ii. 61 It was again exposed at Mr. Scawen's sale.

1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 324 (note) A fishmonger..in the winter, exposes for sale a bushel..of carp and tench.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 409 The first barometers ever exposed to sale.

1868 Perthshire Jrnl. 18 June There will be exposed for Sale..on Saturday..about 2,000 Trees.

†b. To put forth, publish (a discourse). Also (after French exposer) to put (coin) in circulation. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (transitive)]

sowc888

blowc1275

dispeple1297

to do abroadc1300

fame1303

publyc1350

defamea1382

publisha1382

open?1387

proclaima1393

slandera1400

spreada1400

abroachc1400

throwc1400

to give outa1425

promote?a1425

noisec1425

publicc1430

noisec1440

divulgea1464

to put outc1475

skail1487

to come out witha1500

bruit1525

bruita1529

to bear out1530

divulgate1530

promulgate1530

propale?1530

ventilate1530

provulgate1535

sparple1536

sparse1536

promulge1539

disperse1548

publicate1548

forthtell1549

hurly-burly?1550

propagate1554

to set abroada1555

utter1561

to set forth1567

blaze1570

evulgate1570

scatter1576

rear?1577

to carry about1585

pervulgate1586

celebrate?1596

propalate1598

vent1602

evulge1611

to give forth1611

impublic1628

ventilate1637

disseminate1643

expose1644

emit1650

to put about1664

to send abroad1681

to get abroad1688

to take out1697

advertise1710

forward1713

to set abouta1715

circulate1780

broadcast1829

vent1832

vulgate1851

debit1879

float1883

society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > put into circulation [verb (transitive)]

utterc1483

to put forth1572

pass1579

to turn and wind1598

wind1598

vent1629

to put outa1719

expose1751

mobilize1864

monetarize1952

1644 Vindex Angl. in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) V. 431 Did ever nation expose choicer..discourses, than ours hath done?

1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia Pref. The last things which I shall expose to the Publick.

1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) at Exposing It is prohibited to expose false and clipped money.

a. To make known, disclose (secrets, one's intentions or projects, etc.). Formerly in wider sense: To explain, set forth or describe in detail.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)]

unwryc825

unhelec1000

to draw forthc1175

unhillc1200

to bring forth?c1225

unsteekc1250

let witc1275

uncovera1300

wraya1300

knowc1300

barea1325

shrivec1374

unwrapc1374

again-covera1382

nakena1382

outc1390

tellc1390

disclosea1393

cough1393

unhidea1400

unclosec1400

unhaspc1400

bewrayc1405

reveal1409

accusea1413

reveil1424

unlocka1425

unrekec1425

disclude?1440

uncurec1440

utter1444

detect1447

break1463

expose1483

divinec1500

revelate1514

to bring (also put) to light1526

decipher1529

rake1547

rip1549

unshadow1550

to lay to sight1563

uppen1565

unlace1567

unvisor?1571

resign1572

uncloak1574

disshroud1577

spill1577

reap1578

unrip1579

scour1585

unharboura1586

unmask1586

uncase1587

descrya1591

unclasp?1592

unrive1592

discover1594

unburden1594

untomb1594

unhusk1596

dismask1598

to open upc1600

untruss1600

divulge1602

unshale1606

unbrace1607

unveil1609

rave1610

disveil1611

unface1611

unsecret1612

unvizard1620

to open up1624

uncurtain1628

unscreen1628

unbare1630

disenvelop1632

unclothe1632

to lay forth1633

unshroud1633

unmuffle1637

midwife1638

dissecret1640

unseal1640

unmantle1643

to fetch out1644

undisguise1655

disvelop1658

decorticate1660

clash1667

exert1692

disinter1711

to up with1715

unbundlea1739

develop1741

disembosom1745

to open out1814

to let out1833

unsack1846

uncrown1849

to bring (out) in (also into) the open1861

unfrock1866

disbosom1868

to blow the lid off1928

flush1950

surface1955

to take or pull the wraps off1964

1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton I vj b His fyrste frend..to whom he ex~posed his caas and nede.

1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) lii. 199 The prouost..exposed vnto the..comynalte the charge that he had of blanchardyn.

?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Giv, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens In the boke..we haue exposed all the differences of vlceres.

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. T2^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Which as an action most singular, I haue iudged fitte to be exposed vnto our Secretory.

1701 tr. J. Le Clerc Lives Primitive Fathers 103 They exposed..their Reasons.

1779 in Athenæum 16 Aug. (1884) 213/1 He..exposes his intention of returning during winter to Sandwich Island.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson I. Ded. p. vii The whole truth is not always to be exposed.

1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. ii. viii. 237 Egmont..exposed to the monarch the evils that beset the country.

1873 J. G. Holland Arthur Bonnicastle xxiii. 346 I exposed my project, which..met with his hearty approval.

†b. To set forth the meaning of; to explain, expound. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)]

arecchec885

unloukOE

overrunOE

sutelec1000

trahtnec1000

unfolda1050

belayc1175

openc1175

onopena1200

accountc1300

undo?a1366

remenea1382

interpret1382

unwrap1387

exploitc1390

enlumine1393

declarec1400

expoundc1400

unplait?c1400

enperc1420

planea1425

clearc1440

exponec1440

to lay outc1440

to give (also carry) lightc1449

unwind1482

expose1483

reducea1500

manifest1530

explicate1531

explaina1535

unlock?1536

dilucidate1538

elucidate1538

illustrate1538

rechec1540

explicate1543

illucidate1545

enucleate1548

unsnarl1555

commonstrate1563

to lay forth1577

straighten1577

unbroid1577

untwist1577

decipherc1586

illuminate1586

enlighten1587

resolvec1592

cipher1594

eliquidate1596

to take (a person) with one1599

rivelc1600

ravel1604

unbowel1606

unmist1611

extricate1614

unbolta1616

untanglea1616

enode1623

unperplexa1631

perspicuate1634

explata1637

unravel1637

esclarea1639

clarify1642

unweave1642

detenebrate1646

dismystery1652

undecipher1654

unfork1654

unparadox1654

reflect1655

enodate1656

unmysterya1661

liquidatea1670

recognize1676

to clear upa1691

to throw sidelight on1726

to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731

eclaircise1754

irradiate1864

unbraid1880

predigest1905

to get (something) straight1920

disambiguate1960

demystify1963

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 436/3 Saynt Jherome exposeth hit thus.

1483 W. Caxton tr. Cato D v b Or otherwyse hyt may be exposed that [etc.].

a. To unmask, show up (an error or misrepresentation, an impostor); to hold up to ridicule or reprobation (faults, follies, or those who are guilty of them).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > what is bad

expose1693

satirize1798

to show up1893

spotlight1913

debunk1923

to name and shame1978

1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. iii Like Horace, you only expose the Follies of Men, without Arraigning their Vices.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 23. ¶7 I have in this Paper endeavour'd to expose that particular Breach of Charity.

1780 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal ii. ii. 23 It has brought me into so many confounded rogouries, that I fear I shall be exposed at last.

1826 Hallam in Edinb. Rev. 44 9 It would be idle to expose the spuriousness of what no one appeared to think authentic.

1876 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (1877) ii. 33 He..saw the imposture and exposed it.

1885 Manch. Examiner 6 Nov. 5/2 It will serve to expose the hollowness of the hopes.

†b. Hence in 17–18th centuries: To hold up to ridicule (what is not a fault). Obsolete. (Stigmatized by Johnson as ‘an improper colloquial abuse’.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (transitive)] > ridicule what is not a fault

expose1685

society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > expose to public view [verb (transitive)] > hold up to ridicule (what is not a fault)

expose1685

1685 E. Stillingfleet Origines Britannicæ i. 14 But lest I should seem to expose so ancient a Tradition..I now proceed [etc.].

1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels I. 73 The most Sacred Things, exposed by insolent Buffoonry.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 291. ¶7 A little Wit is equally capable of exposing a Beauty, and of aggravating a Fault.

1772 J. W. Fletcher Logica Genevensis ii. 29 The round attires of the head, exposed by Isaiah.

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单词	expose
释义	exposev. Brit. /ᵻkˈspəʊz/, /ɛkˈspəʊz/, U.S. /ɪkˈspoʊz/, /ɛkˈspoʊz/ Etymology: < French exposer (14th cent.), formed as an adaptation of Latin expōnĕre to put out, expose (see expone v., expound v.); the verb poser ( < Latin pausāre to rest, lay down) having been associated with Latin pōnĕre (past participle positus ), and employed as its regular representative in compounds. See compose v., pose v.¹ I. To put out; to deprive of shelter. †1. transitive. To put out; to put (a person) ashore; to expel from a country, etc. Also reflexive of a river: To empty itself into. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > removing from dwelling > remove from dwelling place [verb (transitive)] flitc1175 displant1597 expose1632 evacuatea1639 evict1821 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > exile or state of > exile [verb (transitive)] flemeOE forbana1250 exilec1330 forbanishc1450 banish1485 expel1490 exulate1535 vanquishc1540 relegate1561 extirpate1566 exul1568 seclude1572 confine1577 bandon1592 dispossess1600 vent1609 expose1632 deporta1641 disterr1645 transport1666 releage1691 expatriate1817 the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > action of river > [verb (reflexive)] > disembogue empty1553 shed1555 unburden1578 disburden1600 discharge1600 void1600 dischannel1607 disgorge1607 disengorge1610 enwave1628 expose1632 engulf1634 degorge1635 exhaust1833 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 43 The Genueses have abandoned the society of Iewes, and exposed them from their iurisdiction. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ii. 46 There the Carmoesaloe [a vessel] stayed, and I was exposed to seek passage for Ragusa. a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 134 Where the river Tearn exposeth it self into it [the Severn]. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World iv. 151 In short, I would expose no hostages. 2. To turn out of doors; ‘to cast out to chance’ (Johnson); esp. to abandon (an infant), often in Historical contexts as the rendering of Latin exponere, Greek ἐκτιθέναι. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. ii. 71 All the Instruments which ayded to expose the Child, were euen then lost. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. ii. xx. 335 The latter [sc. Ariadne], being the same that was expos'd big with Child upon that Coast by Theseus. 1752 D. Hume Populousness in Ess. (1779) I. 416 The only country where this practice of exposing children prevails. a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 102 In old time he would have been exposed as soon as he came into the world. 3. To place in an unsheltered or unprotected position; to leave without shelter or defence; to remove the covering of; to put (plants) out in the open air. In early use also, To risk, imperil. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > leave unprotected or unsheltered expose1477 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 105 And semblably ben all peple bounden to expose body & goodes for their kyng. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. i. sig. Cc3^v Hee that hath espide a vermeill Rose, To which sharpe thornes..the way forstall, Dare not for dread his hardy hand expose. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 72 in Sylva Be careful not to expose the fruit, without leaves sufficient to skreen it from the Sun. 1666 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 2) 40 Set out and expose Flos Cardinalis. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 828 I go This uncouth errand sole, and one for all My self expose . View more context for this quotation 1704 London Gaz. No. 4020/2 He exposed his Person very much in the Action. 1796 C. Marshall Gardening (1813) 309 An awning..will continue them in perfection of blow much longer than if always exposed. 1885 Blackwood's Mag. 584/1 The gunners are never exposed as is the case with all embrasure..batteries. 1894 N.E.D. at Expose Mod. This costume is injurious to health because it unduly exposes the chest. 4. To lay open (to danger, ridicule, censure, etc.); to place in the way of something that would be better avoided; to render accessible or liable. Const. to, †unto; also to with infinitive clause. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > subject to action or operation > subject to a condition or treatment submitc1425 submise?1473 expose1474 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > expose to danger, harm, etc. expose1474 object?1520 prefer?1541 expone1564 oppose1589 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iv. ii. 168 He exposeth hym vnto the paryllis of bataylle. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 31 Expose thy selfe to feele what wretches feele. View more context for this quotation 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 4 Rather then..to expose themselues to many exceptions and cauillations. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iii. ii. 105 Expose Those tender limbes of thine, to the euent Of the none-sparing warre. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 27 Whom the highest place exposes Formost to stand against the Thunderers aime. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 115 [The Snake] leaves expos'd to blows, his Back and batter'd sides. View more context for this quotation 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 181 Not so low as to be exposed to the overflowing of the River. 1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xviii. §44 Offences to which the condition of a Guardian is exposed. 1865 R. W. Dale Jewish Temple ix. 89 The faith of the Hebrew Christians..was..exposed to severe trials. 1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 226 In positions little exposed to be walked over. 5. a. To lay open to (†into) the action or influence of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] > make subject to an action or influence obtain1425 subjecta1450 to put forth1482 to set out1579 expose1594 to lay (also leave) open1595 render1642 to get (also put, have, etc.) on the run1909 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 33 The greene timber which you doe expose into the ayre. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 84 While the balmy Western Spirit blows, Earth to the Breath her Bosom dares expose. a1704 J. Locke Thoughts on Conduct of Understanding (1754) §41 Those who seek truth only, freely expose their principles to the test. 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §28 Trees that grow on mountains, exposed to the sun or the north wind. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 112. ⁋4 Exposed to a microscope, the smoothest polish..discovers cavities. 1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 176 When liquid sulphurous acid is exposed to atmospheric air. 1866 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 1st Ser. 3 He was exposed to two singularly inharmonious influences. 1879 G. C. Harlan Eyesight ii. 22 The way in which they [the eyebrows] are instantly drawn down when we are suddenly exposed to a dazzling light. b. passive. To be open to a certain quarter of the heavens, situated in a certain aspect. ΚΠ 1710 G. London & H. Wise J. de la Quintinie's Compl. Gard'ner (1719) 76 It's an admirable Peach when planted in a good Soil, and well expos'd. 1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. ii. xvi. 277 The richest lands in Scotland..are exposed to the north. c. Photography. To submit (a sensitized surface) to the action of actinic rays. Often absol. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > action of taking photograph > photograph [verb (transitive)] > expose expose1839 to fire away1859 1839 Visitor Dec. 479/1 In one specimen which had been exposed only thirty seconds, the plate was still intensely black, excepting in the sky. 1848 Chambers's Jrnl. 24 June 403/2 On another plate, exposed for twenty minutes, a long black stripe was produced. 1878 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. xxxi. 246 As regards the exposure to be given to a picture there is one golden rule to follow: ‘Expose for the shadows and let the lights take care of themselves’. 1903 A. Watkins Photography (ed. 2) 9 In the all-important question, ‘how long to expose?’..the size of the stop has a most important influence. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 2 Sept. 14/2 A simple lesson in exposing a plate. 1959 F. Luther Microfilm xii. 116 Dagron exposed his microfilms in the camera as conventional glass plates. II. To present to view, put forth. 6. a. To exhibit openly; to display to the public gaze. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > expose to public view [verb (transitive)] to put forth?c1225 to hit out1579 to set a-sunshining1601 to put forward1611 to hold out1613 expose1623 theatrizea1679 produce1686 parade1765 to bring forward1783 1623–6 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Expose, to set to view. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 280. ⁋3 The Beggar, who exposes his Sores. 1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iv. 97 By persuading him [Noah] to drink himself drunk,..had..made him expose himself in a beastly manner. 1838 R. Southey Thalaba (ed. 4) vi. xxvi, in Poet. Wks. IV. 232 Transparent garments to the greedy eye Exposed their harlot limbs. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 250 He was then carried to the market place, and exposed..as a malefactor. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 176 The dead are only to be exposed for three days. b. Ecclesiastical. To exhibit (the Host, relics) for adoration. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > portable shrines or relics > relic > [verb (transitive)] > exhibit relics exposec1660 society > faith > worship > parts of service > canon > [verb (transitive)] > show forth host expose1850 c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 123 Neere Easter..many Images were exposd. 1850 J. H. Newman Lect. Diffic. Anglicans 213 The Blessed Sacrament is exposed in all the churches all over the city. c. To disclose, display, allow to be seen. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > uncover and expose unwryc825 bareOE unhelec1000 uncoverc1390 disclosea1393 to lay outa1400 unhidea1400 declose14.. unbare1530 discover1563 imbear1657 fleece1667 unfence1715 to lay bare1807 to open out1832 strip1839 expose1851 1851 W. B. Carpenter Man. Physiol. 401 The amount of surface exposed by the walls of these minute cavities. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxvi. 324 A pit was sunk in the ice around her..so as to expose her stern. ?1870 F. Hardy & J. R. Ware Mod. Hoyle , Whist 7 A card by accident being exposed during the deal. 1872 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 248 An open cut 30 feet long exposes a vein of rather solid-looking quartz. 7. a. To offer publicly, ‘put up’ for (or to) sale. (The ordinary phrase in Scotland: in England now somewhat formal). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > expose or offer for sale cheapa1225 to set out13.. to put forthc1350 utter?c1400 market1455 offer1472 lovea1500 pitch1530 to set on (or a) sale1546 exposea1610 to bring to market1639 huckster1642 shop1688 deal1760 to put on the market1897 merchandise1926 a1610 J. Healey tr. Theophrastus Characters 82 in tr. Epictetus Manuall (1636) Those which expose their wares to sale. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures x. 30 [They] exposed me to sale three several times, and yet could meet with nobody that would buy me. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub 221 To expose the Talents I have acquired. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. ii. 61 It was again exposed at Mr. Scawen's sale. 1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 324 (note) A fishmonger..in the winter, exposes for sale a bushel..of carp and tench. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 409 The first barometers ever exposed to sale. 1868 Perthshire Jrnl. 18 June There will be exposed for Sale..on Saturday..about 2,000 Trees. †b. To put forth, publish (a discourse). Also (after French exposer) to put (coin) in circulation. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (transitive)] sowc888 blowc1275 dispeple1297 to do abroadc1300 fame1303 publyc1350 defamea1382 publisha1382 open?1387 proclaima1393 slandera1400 spreada1400 abroachc1400 throwc1400 to give outa1425 promote?a1425 noisec1425 publicc1430 noisec1440 divulgea1464 to put outc1475 skail1487 to come out witha1500 bruit1525 bruita1529 to bear out1530 divulgate1530 promulgate1530 propale?1530 ventilate1530 provulgate1535 sparple1536 sparse1536 promulge1539 disperse1548 publicate1548 forthtell1549 hurly-burly?1550 propagate1554 to set abroada1555 utter1561 to set forth1567 blaze1570 evulgate1570 scatter1576 rear?1577 to carry about1585 pervulgate1586 celebrate?1596 propalate1598 vent1602 evulge1611 to give forth1611 impublic1628 ventilate1637 disseminate1643 expose1644 emit1650 to put about1664 to send abroad1681 to get abroad1688 to take out1697 advertise1710 forward1713 to set abouta1715 circulate1780 broadcast1829 vent1832 vulgate1851 debit1879 float1883 society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > put into circulation [verb (transitive)] utterc1483 to put forth1572 pass1579 to turn and wind1598 wind1598 vent1629 to put outa1719 expose1751 mobilize1864 monetarize1952 1644 Vindex Angl. in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) V. 431 Did ever nation expose choicer..discourses, than ours hath done? 1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia Pref. The last things which I shall expose to the Publick. 1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) at Exposing It is prohibited to expose false and clipped money. 8. a. To make known, disclose (secrets, one's intentions or projects, etc.). Formerly in wider sense: To explain, set forth or describe in detail. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] unwryc825 unhelec1000 to draw forthc1175 unhillc1200 to bring forth?c1225 unsteekc1250 let witc1275 uncovera1300 wraya1300 knowc1300 barea1325 shrivec1374 unwrapc1374 again-covera1382 nakena1382 outc1390 tellc1390 disclosea1393 cough1393 unhidea1400 unclosec1400 unhaspc1400 bewrayc1405 reveal1409 accusea1413 reveil1424 unlocka1425 unrekec1425 disclude?1440 uncurec1440 utter1444 detect1447 break1463 expose1483 divinec1500 revelate1514 to bring (also put) to light1526 decipher1529 rake1547 rip1549 unshadow1550 to lay to sight1563 uppen1565 unlace1567 unvisor?1571 resign1572 uncloak1574 disshroud1577 spill1577 reap1578 unrip1579 scour1585 unharboura1586 unmask1586 uncase1587 descrya1591 unclasp?1592 unrive1592 discover1594 unburden1594 untomb1594 unhusk1596 dismask1598 to open upc1600 untruss1600 divulge1602 unshale1606 unbrace1607 unveil1609 rave1610 disveil1611 unface1611 unsecret1612 unvizard1620 to open up1624 uncurtain1628 unscreen1628 unbare1630 disenvelop1632 unclothe1632 to lay forth1633 unshroud1633 unmuffle1637 midwife1638 dissecret1640 unseal1640 unmantle1643 to fetch out1644 undisguise1655 disvelop1658 decorticate1660 clash1667 exert1692 disinter1711 to up with1715 unbundlea1739 develop1741 disembosom1745 to open out1814 to let out1833 unsack1846 uncrown1849 to bring (out) in (also into) the open1861 unfrock1866 disbosom1868 to blow the lid off1928 flush1950 surface1955 to take or pull the wraps off1964 1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton I vj b His fyrste frend..to whom he ex~posed his caas and nede. 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) lii. 199 The prouost..exposed vnto the..comynalte the charge that he had of blanchardyn. ?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Giv, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens In the boke..we haue exposed all the differences of vlceres. 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. T2^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Which as an action most singular, I haue iudged fitte to be exposed vnto our Secretory. 1701 tr. J. Le Clerc Lives Primitive Fathers 103 They exposed..their Reasons. 1779 in Athenæum 16 Aug. (1884) 213/1 He..exposes his intention of returning during winter to Sandwich Island. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson I. Ded. p. vii The whole truth is not always to be exposed. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. ii. viii. 237 Egmont..exposed to the monarch the evils that beset the country. 1873 J. G. Holland Arthur Bonnicastle xxiii. 346 I exposed my project, which..met with his hearty approval. †b. To set forth the meaning of; to explain, expound. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)] arecchec885 unloukOE overrunOE sutelec1000 trahtnec1000 unfolda1050 belayc1175 openc1175 onopena1200 accountc1300 undo?a1366 remenea1382 interpret1382 unwrap1387 exploitc1390 enlumine1393 declarec1400 expoundc1400 unplait?c1400 enperc1420 planea1425 clearc1440 exponec1440 to lay outc1440 to give (also carry) lightc1449 unwind1482 expose1483 reducea1500 manifest1530 explicate1531 explaina1535 unlock?1536 dilucidate1538 elucidate1538 illustrate1538 rechec1540 explicate1543 illucidate1545 enucleate1548 unsnarl1555 commonstrate1563 to lay forth1577 straighten1577 unbroid1577 untwist1577 decipherc1586 illuminate1586 enlighten1587 resolvec1592 cipher1594 eliquidate1596 to take (a person) with one1599 rivelc1600 ravel1604 unbowel1606 unmist1611 extricate1614 unbolta1616 untanglea1616 enode1623 unperplexa1631 perspicuate1634 explata1637 unravel1637 esclarea1639 clarify1642 unweave1642 detenebrate1646 dismystery1652 undecipher1654 unfork1654 unparadox1654 reflect1655 enodate1656 unmysterya1661 liquidatea1670 recognize1676 to clear upa1691 to throw sidelight on1726 to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731 eclaircise1754 irradiate1864 unbraid1880 predigest1905 to get (something) straight1920 disambiguate1960 demystify1963 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 436/3 Saynt Jherome exposeth hit thus. 1483 W. Caxton tr. Cato D v b Or otherwyse hyt may be exposed that [etc.]. 9. a. To unmask, show up (an error or misrepresentation, an impostor); to hold up to ridicule or reprobation (faults, follies, or those who are guilty of them). ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > what is bad expose1693 satirize1798 to show up1893 spotlight1913 debunk1923 to name and shame1978 1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. iii Like Horace, you only expose the Follies of Men, without Arraigning their Vices. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 23. ¶7 I have in this Paper endeavour'd to expose that particular Breach of Charity. 1780 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal ii. ii. 23 It has brought me into so many confounded rogouries, that I fear I shall be exposed at last. 1826 Hallam in Edinb. Rev. 44 9 It would be idle to expose the spuriousness of what no one appeared to think authentic. 1876 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (1877) ii. 33 He..saw the imposture and exposed it. 1885 Manch. Examiner 6 Nov. 5/2 It will serve to expose the hollowness of the hopes. †b. Hence in 17–18th centuries: To hold up to ridicule (what is not a fault). Obsolete. (Stigmatized by Johnson as ‘an improper colloquial abuse’.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (transitive)] > ridicule what is not a fault expose1685 society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > expose to public view [verb (transitive)] > hold up to ridicule (what is not a fault) expose1685 1685 E. Stillingfleet Origines Britannicæ i. 14 But lest I should seem to expose so ancient a Tradition..I now proceed [etc.]. 1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels I. 73 The most Sacred Things, exposed by insolent Buffoonry. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 291. ¶7 A little Wit is equally capable of exposing a Beauty, and of aggravating a Fault. 1772 J. W. Fletcher Logica Genevensis ii. 29 The round attires of the head, exposed by Isaiah. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1474
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