expose (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 10 senses of the word *expose*:
VERB	perception	expose	expose or make accessible to some action or influence
communication	expose, unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
perception	expose, exhibit, display	to show, make visible or apparent
contact	expose, uncover	remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
perception	expose, disclose, uncover	disclose to view as by removing a cover
communication	expose, queer, scupper, endanger, peril	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
perception	expose	expose to light, of photographic film
communication	expose, debunk	expose while ridiculing
cognition	expose	abandon by leaving out in the open air
NOUN	communication	expose, unmasking	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud / fraud

expose > pronunciation
Sounds	ihkspow'z
Rhymes	Ambrose ... Windows: 49 rhymes with owz...

English > *expose*: 10 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	The exposure of an impostor or a fraud / fraud.
Example	"he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
Synonym	unmasking
Broader	exposure	The disclosure of something secret
Spanish	desenmascaramiento
Verbs	expose	expose while ridiculing
Verbs	expose	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

English > *expose*: 10 senses > verb 1, perception
Meaning	expose or make accessible to some action or influence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Examples	"Expose your students to art" "expose the blanket to sunshine"
Narrower	air out, air, aerate	expose to fresh air
	overexpose	expose excessively
	sun, insolate, solarize, solarise	expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
	underexpose	expose insufficiently
	ventilate	expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
Broader	subject	Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
Spanish	exponer
Nouns	exposure	the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
Nouns	exposure	vulnerability to the elements

English > *expose*: 10 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover
Cause to	break, get out, get around	Be released or become known
Entailed by	sell someone out	Give information that compromises others
Narrower	betray, bewray	reveal unintentionally
	blackwash	Bring (information) out of concealment
	blow	Cause to be revealed and jeopardized
	come out of the closet, out, come out	To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
	confide	reveal in private
	leak	tell anonymously
	muckrake	explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures
	out	reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
	reveal	disclose directly or through prophets
	spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out	divulge confidential information or secrets
	spring	produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly / unexpectedly
Broader	tell	Let something be known
Similar to	break, get out, get around	Be released or become known
Spanish	declarar, descubrir, desvelar, divulgar, exponer, manifestar, revelar
Catalan	declarar, desvelar, divulgar, manifestar, revelar
Nouns	expose	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud / fraud
Nouns	exposure	the disclosure of something secret

English > *expose*: 10 senses > verb 3, perception
Meaning	To show, make visible or apparent.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	exhibit, display
Narrower	bench	Exhibit on a bench
	brandish	Exhibit aggressively
	flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank	Display proudly
	hold up	hold up something as an example
	model	Display (clothes) as a mannequin
	model, pose, sit, posture	assume a posture as for artistic purposes
	moon	expose one's buttocks to
	open	Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
	pillory, gibbet	expose to ridicule or public scorn
	produce, bring forth	bring out for display
Broader	show	make visible or noticeable
Spanish	desplegar, exhibir, exponer, mostrar, presentar
Catalan	desplegar, exhibir, exposar, mostrar, presentar
Nouns	exposure	presentation to view in an open or public manner

English > *expose*: 10 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"The man exposed himself in the subway"
Synonym	uncover
Narrower	bare	lay bare
	unclothe	Take the covers off
	undrape	strip something of drapery
	unmask	Take the mask off
	unveil	Remove the veil from
	unwrap, undo	Remove the outer cover or wrapping of
Opposite	cover	Provide with a covering or cause to be covered
Spanish	descubrir, destapar, exponer
Catalan	descobrir, despullar

English > *expose*: 10 senses > verb 5, perception
Meaning	disclose to view as by removing a cover.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	disclose, uncover
Narrower	face	Turn so as to expose the face / face
Broader	bring out, unveil, reveal	make visible
Spanish	dar a conocer, mostrar, revelar
Catalan	revelar
Nouns	exposure	presentation to view in an open or public manner

English > *expose*: 10 senses > verb 6, communication
Meaning	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	queer, scupper, endanger, peril
Narrower	compromise	expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
Broader	affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch	Have an effect upon
Spanish	arriesgar, comprometer, exponer
Catalan	arriscar, comprometre, exposar
Nouns	exposure	the state of being vulnerable or exposed

English > *expose*: 10 senses > verb 7, perception
Meaning	expose to light, of photographic film.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Category	photography, picture taking	The act of taking and printing photographs
Narrower	overexpose	expose to too much light
Narrower	underexpose	expose to too little light
Broader	subject	Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
Spanish	exponer
Catalan	exposar
Nouns	exposure	the act of exposing film to light
Nouns	exposure	the intensity of light falling on a photographic ... / photographic film or plate

English > *expose*: 10 senses > verb 8, communication
Meaning	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false / false claims and ideas.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	debunk
Narrower	unmask, uncloak	reveal the true nature of
Broader	ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun	subject to laughter or ridicule
Spanish	desacreditar
Nouns	expose	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud / fraud

English > *expose*: 10 senses > verb 9, cognition
Meaning	abandon by leaving out in the open air.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Example	"The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"
Broader	abandon, forsake, desolate, desert	Leave someone who needs or counts on you
Nouns	exposure	abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)

HyperDic: expose