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| ex·pose [ ik spṓz ] (past and past participle ex·posed, present participle ex·pos·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·pos·es) |
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1. transitive verb put somebody in unprotected situation: to put somebody or something in a vulnerable or potentially dangerous situation
  financially exposed
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2. transitive verb make somebody experience something: to cause somebody to have a personal and often enlightening experience of something
exposing the children to theater
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3. transitive verb allow something to be seen: to uncover something or turn it over with the result that it can be seen
expose the wound to the air
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4. transitive verb reveal somebody's wrongdoings: to reveal that somebody has done something wrong, especially by publishing or broadcasting the information
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5. ex·pose your·self vr reveal part of body indecently: to uncover a part of the body, especially the genitals, in public in an indecent way
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6. transitive verb photog allow light onto film: to allow light to fall on light-sensitive material such as photographic film, usually by opening a camera shutter
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| [15th century. < French exposer< (after poser "place") < Latin exponere "set out" (see expound)] |
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| ex·pos·al noun |
| ex·pos·er noun |
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