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expose
1[ik-spohz]
verb (used with object)
to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc..
to expose soldiers to gunfire;
to expose one's character to attack.
Synonyms: , , ,to lay open to something specified.
to expose oneself to the influence of bad companions.
Antonyms: ,to uncover or bare to the air, cold, etc..
to expose one's head to the rain.
to present to view; exhibit; display.
The storekeeper exposed his wares.
to make known, disclose, or reveal (intentions, secrets, etc.).
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.).
to expose a swindler.
to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.).
to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child.
to subject, as to the action of something.
to expose a photographic plate to light.
Dzé
2[ek-spoh-zey]
noun
a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable.
Certain cheap magazines make a fortune out of sensational Dzés.
expose
1/ ɪˈəʊ /
verb
to display for viewing; exhibit
to bring to public notice; disclose; reveal
to expose the facts
to divulge the identity of; unmask
(foll by to) to make subject or susceptible (to attack, criticism, etc)
to abandon (a child, animal, etc) in the open to die
(foll by to) to introduce (to) or acquaint (with)
he was exposed to the classics at an early age
photog to subject (a photographic film or plate) to light, X-rays, or some other type of actinic radiation
RC Church to exhibit (the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic) for public veneration
to display one's sexual organs in public
Dzé
2/ ɛˈəʊɪ /
noun
the act or an instance of bringing a scandal, crime, etc, to public notice
an article, book, or statement that discloses a scandal, crime, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- exposable adjective
- exposability noun
- exposer noun
- self-exposing adjective
- unexposable adjective
- ˈDz noun
- ˈDz noun
- ˈDz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of expose1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of expose1
Idioms and Phrases
expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, especially one's genitals, publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner.
Example Sentences
"A lack of investment in our own domestic energy production has left us exposed," she said.
But the rapid urbanisation has also exposed Mogadishu to infrastructure challenges - it lacks a proper sewage system and unregulated borehole drilling risks depleting groundwater reserves.
"The longer this takes to resolve, the more children will be exposed to tobacco product marketing," she added.
I think that's probably because they were in their filter bubbles and had been the least exposed to the other side of the political divide and the arguments that were motivating them.
“What the Government improperly seeks to hide must be exposed for all to see.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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