exposer

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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.]