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expose
verb(ex-pose)
to show, make visible or apparent
Synonyms: display, exhibit,
expose
verb(ex-pose)
reveal to view as by removing a cover
Synonyms: disclose, uncover,
expose
verb(ex-pose)
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Synonyms: endanger, peril, queer, scupper,
expose
verb(ex-pose)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Synonyms: break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap,
expose
verb(ex-pose)
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
Synonyms: uncover,
Examples:
The man exposed himself in the subway.
expose
noun(ex-pose)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
Synonyms: unmasking,
Examples:
He published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government.
expose
verb(ex-pose)
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
Synonyms: debunk,
expose
verb(ex-pose)
abandon by leaving out in the open air
Examples:
The infant was exposed by the teenage mother.
expose
verb(ex-pose)
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
Examples:
Expose the blanket to sunshine.
expose
verb(ex-pose)
expose to light, of photographic film

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