Definition of expose

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Definition of expose

  • to show, make visible or apparent (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. display
    2. exhibit
  • reveal to view as by removing a cover (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. disclose
    2. uncover
  • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. endanger
    2. peril
    3. queer
    4. scupper
  • 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)

    Synonyms

    1. break
    2. bring out
    3. disclose
    4. discover
    5. divulge
    6. give away
    7. let on
    8. let out
    9. reveal
    10. uncover
    11. unwrap
  • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body (verb)

    Examples

    1. The man exposed himself in the subway

    Synonyms

    1. uncover
  • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud (noun)

    Examples

    1. he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government

    Synonyms

    1. unmasking
  • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. debunk
  • abandon by leaving out in the open air (verb)

    Examples

    1. The infant was exposed by the teenage mother
  • expose or make accessible to some action or influence (verb)

    Examples

    1. expose the blanket to sunshine
  • expose to light, of photographic film (verb)

See definition of expose in Merriam Webster