Expose
nnoun.communicationthe exposure of an impostor or a fraudSynset:unmasking
Examples:- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
Derivationally Related Form:unmaskexpose
Hypernyms:exposure
Inherited Hypernyms:exposeexposuredisclosurespeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptionexpose or make accessible to some action or influenceExamples:- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
Derivationally Related Form:exposure
Hypernyms:subject
Inherited Hypernyms:exposesubjectaffectchange
Direct Hyponyms:aerateairair outinsolateoverexposesolarisesolarizesununderexposeventilate
Full Troponyms:air outoverexposesununderexposeventilate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.communicationmake known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secretSynset:break bring out disclose discover divulge give away let on let out reveal uncover unwrap
Examples:- 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
- The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings
Derivationally Related Form:revealingdisclosuredivulgencediscoverygiveawayexposerevelationexposuredivulgement
Hypernyms:tell
Inherited Hypernyms:unwraptellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:babblebabble outbetraybewrayblabblab outblackwashblowcome outcome out of the closetconfideleaklet the cat out of the bagmuckrakeoutpeachrevealsingspill the beansspringtalktattle
Causes:break get around get out
Full Troponyms:betrayblackwashblowcome out of the closetconfideleakmuckrakeoutrevealspill the beansspringunbosom
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: divulge, let on, disclose, give away, reveal)
vverb.perceptionto show, make visible or apparentSynset:display exhibit
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:displayexposureexhibitexhibition
Hypernyms:show
Inherited Hypernyms:exposeshow
Direct Hyponyms:benchbrandishbring forthflashflauntgibbethold upmodelmoonopenostentatepilloryposepostureproduceshow offsitswank
Full Troponyms:benchbrandishflauntflexhold upmodelmoonopenpilloryproducerampsplurgeturn on
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactremove all or part of one's clothes to show one's bodySynset:uncover
Examples:- uncover your belly
- The man exposed himself in the subway
Antonyms:cover
Inherited Hypernyms:uncover
Direct Hyponyms:bareunclotheundoundrapeunmaskunveilunwrap
Full Troponyms:bareunclotheundrapeunmaskunveilunwrap
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.perceptionreveal to view as by removing a coverSynset:disclose uncover
Examples:- The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set
Derivationally Related Form:exposure
Hypernyms:bring out reveal unveil
Inherited Hypernyms:disclosebring outshow
Direct Hyponyms:face
Full Troponyms:face
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.communicationput in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult positionSynset:endanger peril queer scupper
Derivationally Related Form:perilexposure
Hypernyms:affect bear on bear upon impact touch touch on
Inherited Hypernyms:queeraffectchange
Direct Hyponyms:compromise
Full Troponyms:compromise
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.perceptionexpose to light, of photographic filmTopic:photographypicture taking
Derivationally Related Form:exposure
Hypernyms:subject
Inherited Hypernyms:exposesubjectaffectchange
Direct Hyponyms:overexposeunderexpose
Full Troponyms:overexposesolarizeunderexpose
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationexpose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideasSynset:debunk
Examples:- The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
Derivationally Related Form:debunkingexpose
Hypernyms:blackguard guy jest at laugh at make fun poke fun rib ridicule roast
Inherited Hypernyms:debunkridiculemocktreatinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:uncloakunmask
Full Troponyms:unmask
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.cognitionabandon by leaving out in the open airExamples:- The infant was exposed by the teenage mother
- After Christmas, many pets get abandoned
Derivationally Related Form:exposure
Hypernyms:abandon desert desolate forsake
Inherited Hypernyms:exposeabandonleave
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody