Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition.
- transitive verb To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
- transitive verb To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm.
- transitive verb To make visible: synonym: show.
- transitive verb To make known (something discreditable).
- transitive verb To reveal the guilt or wrongdoing of.
- transitive verb To engage in indecent exposure of (oneself).
from The Century Dictionary.
- To place or set forth so as to be seen or known; lay open to view; lay bare; uncover; reveal: as, to
expose a thing to the light; to expose a secret. - To place on view; exhibit; show: as, to
expose goods for sale. - To present to the action or influence of something: as, in photography, to expose a sensitized plate to the action of the actinic rays of light.
- To place or leave in an unprotected place or state; specifically, to abandon to chance in an open or unprotected place: as, among the ancient Greeks it was not uncommon for parents to expose their children.
- To place in the way, as of something which it would be better to avoid; subject, as to some risk; make liable: as, vanity exposes a person to ridicule; the movement exposed him to the danger of a raking fire in his flanks.
- To make known the actions or character of; reveal the secret or secrets of; lay open to comment, ridicule, reprehension, or the like, by some revelation: as, to
expose a hypocrite or a rogue; to expose an impostor. - To expound, as a theory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display
- transitive verb To lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may affect, especially detrimentally; to make liable
- transitive verb To deprive of concealment; to discover; to lay open to public inspection, or bring to public notice, as a thing that shuns publicity, something criminal, shameful, or the like.
- transitive verb To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of; to lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making public the character or arts of.
from , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
uncover ,make visible ,bring todaylight ,introduce to - verb transitive to subject
photographic film tolight thus ruining it ortaking apicture ifcontrolled - verb transitive to
abandon , especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb expose to light, of photographic film
- verb expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
- verb abandon by leaving out in the open air
- verb put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- verb remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
- verb disclose to view as by removing a cover
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- verb to show, make visible or apparent
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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When it comes to the truth, Glenn Beck will be the first one to spin expose it to the world.
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Go Palin expose those liberals for who they are!!!
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The problem most of the reviews expose is Erikson's verbosity and a very slow and meandering buildup with♋ many subplots leading nowhere, but the reader's patience is ultimatelly paid of by another bombastic ending (yup, a convergence).
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bleckley commented on the word expose
my plan got exposed by my parentsMarch 9, 2007