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expose

ex·pose [ ik spṓz ] (past and past participle ex·posed, present participle ex·pos·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·pos·es)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb put somebody in unprotected situation: to put somebody or something in a vulnerable or potentially dangerous situation
financially exposed

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

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

4. transitive verb reveal somebody's wrongdoings: to reveal that somebody has done something wrong, especially by publishing or broadcasting the information

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

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

[15th century. < French exposer< (after poser "place") < Latin exponere "set out" (see expound)]

ex·pos·al noun
ex·pos·er noun
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