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expose
ex·pose E0290600 (ĭk-spōz′)tr.v. ex·posed, ex·pos·ing, ex·pos·es 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 make visible: Cleaning exposed the grain of the wood. See Synonyms at show.3. a. To make known (something discreditable).b. To reveal the guilt or wrongdoing of: expose a criminal.4. To engage in indecent exposure of (oneself).
[Middle English exposen, from Old French exposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin expōnere, to set forth; see expound.]
ex·pos′er n.
ex·po·sé E0290700 (ĕk′spō-zā′)n.1. An exposure or a revelation of something discreditable.2. A formal exposition of facts.
[French, past participle of exposer, to expose, from Old French; see expose.]expose (ɪkˈspəʊz) vb (tr) 1. to display for viewing; exhibit2. to bring to public notice; disclose; reveal: to expose the facts. 3. to divulge the identity of; unmask4. (foll by to) to make subject or susceptible (to attack, criticism, etc)5. to abandon (a child, animal, etc) in the open to die6. (foll by to) to introduce (to) or acquaint (with): he was exposed to the classics at an early age. 7. (Photography) photog to subject (a photographic film or plate) to light, X-rays, or some other type of actinic radiation8. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church to exhibit (the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic) for public veneration9. expose oneself to display one's sexual organs in public[C15: from Old French exposer, from Latin expōnere to set out; see exponent] exˈposable adj exˈposal n exˈposer n
exposé (ɛksˈpəʊzeɪ) n1. the act or an instance of bringing a scandal, crime, etc, to public notice2. (Journalism & Publishing) an article, book, or statement that discloses a scandal, crime, etcex•pose (ɪkˈspoʊz)
v.t. -posed, -pos•ing. 1. to lay open to danger, attack, or harm: exposing soldiers to gunfire; to expose people to disease. 2. to uncover; bare: to expose one's head to the rain. 3. to present to view; exhibit. 4. to make known; reveal: exposed her intentions. 5. to bring to light; unmask: to expose a swindler. 6. to desert in an unprotected place; abandon. 7. to subject, as to the action of something: to expose a photographic plate to light. [1425–75; late Middle English < Old French exposer=ex- ex-1 + poser to put (see pose1), see expound] ex•pos′a•ble, adj. ex•pos`a•bil′i•ty, n. ex•pos′er, n. ex•po•sé (ˌɛk spoʊˈzeɪ)
n. a public revelation, as of something discreditable: a magazine exposé of political corruption. [1795–1805; < French, n. use of past participle of exposer to expose] expose
Past participle: exposed
Gerund: exposing
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| I expose | | you expose | | he/she/it exposes | | we expose | | you expose | | they expose |
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| I exposed | | you exposed | | he/she/it exposed | | we exposed | | you exposed | | they exposed |
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| I am exposing | | you are exposing | | he/she/it is exposing | | we are exposing | | you are exposing | | they are exposing |
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| I have exposed | | you have exposed | | he/she/it has exposed | | we have exposed | | you have exposed | | they have exposed |
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| I was exposing | | you were exposing | | he/she/it was exposing | | we were exposing | | you were exposing | | they were exposing |
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| I had exposed | | you had exposed | | he/she/it had exposed | | we had exposed | | you had exposed | | they had exposed |
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| I will expose | | you will expose | | he/she/it will expose | | we will expose | | you will expose | | they will expose |
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| I will have exposed | | you will have exposed | | he/she/it will have exposed | | we will have exposed | | you will have exposed | | they will have exposed |
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| I will be exposing | | you will be exposing | | he/she/it will be exposing | | we will be exposing | | you will be exposing | | they will be exposing |
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| I have been exposing | | you have been exposing | | he/she/it has been exposing | | we have been exposing | | you have been exposing | | they have been exposing |
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| I will have been exposing | | you will have been exposing | | he/she/it will have been exposing | | we will have been exposing | | you will have been exposing | | they will have been exposing |
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| I had been exposing | | you had been exposing | | he/she/it had been exposing | | we had been exposing | | you had been exposing | | they had been exposing |
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| I would expose | | you would expose | | he/she/it would expose | | we would expose | | you would expose | | they would expose |
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| I would have exposed | | you would have exposed | | he/she/it would have exposed | | we would have exposed | | you would have exposed | | they would have exposed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  expose - the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"unmaskingexposure - the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans" | | Verb | 1. | expose - expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"ventilate - expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"insolate, sun, solarise, solarize - expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned"aerate, air, air out - expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers"overexpose - expose excessively; "As a child, I was overexposed to French movies"underexpose - expose insufficiently; "The child was underexposed to language" | | 2. |  expose - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"disclose, let on, divulge, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, breakblackwash - bring (information) out of concealmentmuckrake - explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking"blow - cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"out - reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"come out of the closet, out, come out - to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"spring - produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"get around, get out, break - be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"betray, bewray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"confide - reveal in private; tell confidentiallyleak - tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper"babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk, sing - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"reveal - disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind" | | 3. | expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"display, exhibitshow - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"open - display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computerbring forth, produce - bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him"hold up - hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admirationbench - exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"moon - expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience"flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank, flash - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"brandish - exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"model - display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"pose, posture, model, sit - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"pillory, gibbet - expose to ridicule or public scorn | | 4. |  expose - remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"uncoverunwrap, undo - remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel"undrape - strip something of draperyunclothe - take the covers off; "She unclothed her innermost feelings"bare - lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings"unmask - take the mask off; "unmask the imposter"unveil - remove the veil from; "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies" | | 5. | expose - disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"discloseface - turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"bring out, reveal, uncover, unveil - make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her" | | 6. | expose - put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult positionendanger, peril, queer, scupperaffect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"compromise - expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy" | | 7. | expose - expose to light, of photographic filmphotography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographssubject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"overexpose - expose to too much light; "the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image"underexpose - expose to too little light; "The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark" | | 8. | expose - expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"debunkblackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"uncloak, unmask - reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician" | | 9. | expose - abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"desert, desolate, forsake, abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" |
exposeverb1. uncover, show, reveal, display, exhibit, present, unveil, manifest, lay bare, take the wraps off, put on view He pulled up his t-shirt, exposing his white belly.
uncover cover, protect, screen, hide, shelter, mask, shield, conceal2. reveal, disclose, uncover, air, detect, betray, show up, denounce, unearth, let out, divulge, unmask, lay bare, make known, bring to light, out (informal), smoke out, blow wide open (slang) After the scandal was exposed, he committed suicide.
reveal cover, hide, conceal, keep secret3. make vulnerable, risk, subject, endanger, hazard, leave open, jeopardize, put at risk, imperil, lay open people exposed to high levels of radiationexpose someone to something introduce to, acquaint with, bring into contact with, familiarize with, make familiar with, make conversant with when women from these societies become exposed to Western cultureexpose yourself show your genitals, flash (informal), display your genitals Smith admitted indecently exposing himself on Wimbledon Common.
exposénoun exposure, revelation, uncovering, disclosure, divulgence The movie is an exposé of prison conditions in the South.exposeverb1. To lay open, as to something undesirable or injurious:subject.Idiom: open the door to.2. To make visible; bring to view:bare, disclose, display, reveal, show, unclothe, uncover, unmask, unveil.Archaic: discover.Idioms: bring to light, lay open, make plain.3. To make bare:bare, denude, disrobe, divest, strip, uncover.4. To make a public and usually ostentatious show of:brandish, display, disport, exhibit, flash, flaunt, parade, show (off), sport.5. To disclose in a breach of confidence:betray, blab, divulge, give away, let out, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil.Informal: spill.Archaic: discover.Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all.
exposénounSomething disclosed, especially something not previously known or realized:apocalypse, disclosure, exposure, revelation.Informal: eye opener.Translationsexpose (ikˈspəuz) verb1. to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc). Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger. 曝露 暴露2. to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities). It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities. 揭露 揭露3. by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film). 曝光 曝光exˈposure (-ʒə) noun1. (an) act of exposing or state of being exposed. Prolonged exposure of the skin to hot sun can be harmful. 曝露 暴露，曝光 2. one frame of a photographic film etc. I have two exposures left. 一格底片 软片张数expose
expose (one)selfTo show one's genitals in a public setting. A: "Did you hear that someone got busted for exposing himself at the mall?" B: "No! I'm really glad I stayed home today."See also: exposeexpose (someone, something, or oneself) to (someone or something)1. To bring someone, something, or oneself into contact with someone or something, often with negative consequences. Well, my mom is really sick, which means that we might have exposed the kids to the flu virus when we had her watch them last week. I created that bleached effect by exposing the film to the light. I try not to expose myself to too many news programs—it's too depressing.2. To reveal private information to someone or something. If he exposed his true intentions to the board, he'd be fired for sure. She was arrested for exposing state secrets to a foreign agent.3. To expose one's genitalia to someone. Almost always said of a man exposing his penis. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is always used. The video shows a man exposing himself to a woman in the parking lot.See also: exposeexposesomeone or an animal to a disease; to place someone or an animal near a source of a disease Try to expose your children to chicken pox while they are young. It's horrible when you are an adult. He accidentally exposed his sheep to an infected animal.expose someone or something to someone or somethingto show someone or something to someone or something. You should not expose the children to violent movies at their age. Do not expose the film to the light.See also: exposeexpose something (or oneself) to someone or somethingto disclose someone's or something's secrets to someone or a group. He exposed his inner thoughts to everyone there. She refused to expose herself to the ears of the curious and ceased talking. He exposed himself to the public when he revealed his involvement in the arms sale.See also: exposeexpose
expose(1) To make available. When software "exposes" certain functions, it makes those routines available to the programmer through a programming interface (API). If a company "exposes" its Web services, it is making certain services available to users or to other companies over the Web.
(2) (Exposé) A feature of the Mac OS X operating system, starting with Version 10.3, that shrinks all open windows and displays them side-by-side. It is similar in purpose to the Flip 3D feature in the Windows Aero interface. See Flip 3D.
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expose
ex·pose (eks-pōz'), To perform or undergo exposure. [O. Fr. exposer, fr. L. ex-pono, pp. ex-positum, to set out, expose] expose1. To open, as in surgically opening the abdominal cavity.2. To cause someone or something to lack heat or shelter.3. To place in contact with an infected person or agent.4. To display one's genitals publicly, esp. when members of the opposite sex are present. 5. To deliver an amount of radiation. ex·pose (eks-pōz') To perform or undergo exposure. [O. Fr. exposer, fr. L. ex-pono, pp. ex-positum, to set out, expose]FinancialSeeexposureexpose
Synonyms for exposeverb uncoverSynonyms- uncover
- show
- reveal
- display
- exhibit
- present
- unveil
- manifest
- lay bare
- take the wraps off
- put on view
Antonyms- cover
- protect
- screen
- hide
- shelter
- mask
- shield
- conceal
verb revealSynonyms- reveal
- disclose
- uncover
- air
- detect
- betray
- show up
- denounce
- unearth
- let out
- divulge
- unmask
- lay bare
- make known
- bring to light
- out
- smoke out
- blow wide open
Antonyms- cover
- hide
- conceal
- keep secret
verb make vulnerableSynonyms- make vulnerable
- risk
- subject
- endanger
- hazard
- leave open
- jeopardize
- put at risk
- imperil
- lay open
phrase expose someone to somethingSynonyms- introduce to
- acquaint with
- bring into contact with
- familiarize with
- make familiar with
- make conversant with
phrase expose yourselfSynonyms- show your genitals
- flash
- display your genitals
noun exposureSynonyms- exposure
- revelation
- uncovering
- disclosure
- divulgence
Synonyms for exposeverb to lay open, as to something undesirable or injuriousSynonymsverb to make visible; bring to viewSynonyms- bare
- disclose
- display
- reveal
- show
- unclothe
- uncover
- unmask
- unveil
- discover
verb to make bareSynonyms- bare
- denude
- disrobe
- divest
- strip
- uncover
verb to make a public and usually ostentatious show ofSynonyms- brandish
- display
- disport
- exhibit
- flash
- flaunt
- parade
- show
- sport
verb to disclose in a breach of confidenceSynonyms- betray
- blab
- divulge
- give away
- let out
- reveal
- tell
- uncover
- unveil
- spill
- discover
noun something disclosed, especially something not previously known or realizedSynonyms- apocalypse
- disclosure
- exposure
- revelation
- eye opener
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