Meaning of "expose" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of expose

1. (n) the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"

2. (v) abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"

3. (v) expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic''s claims"

4. (v) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won''t reveal how old she is"; "bring

5. (v) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

6. (v) remove all or part of one''s clothes to show one''s body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"

7. (v) expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"

8. (v) expose to light, of photographic film

9. (v) disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"

10. (v) to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya''s works this month"; "Why don''t you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"

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