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expose



I - noun
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
Syn:
unmasking
Derivationally related forms:
unmask (for: unmasking)
Hypernyms:
exposure

II - verb
1. expose or make accessible to some action or influence (Freq. 14)
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
Derivationally related forms:
exposure
Hypernyms:
subject
Hyponyms:
ventilate, sun, insolate, solarize, solarise,
air out, air, aerate, overexpose, underexpose
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
2. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (Freq. 7)
- 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 out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
Syn:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, divulge, break, give away, let out
Derivationally related forms:
giveaway (for: give away), divulgement (for: divulge), divulgence (for: divulge), exposure, discovery (for: discover), revelation (for: reveal), revealing (for: reveal), disclosure (for: disclose)
Hypernyms:
tell
Hyponyms:
blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out of the closet,
come out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, leak,
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach,
babble, sing, babble out, blab out, reveal
Verb Group:
break, get out, get around
Cause:
break, get out, get around
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
3. to show, make visible or apparent (Freq. 4)
- 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
Syn:
exhibit, display
Derivationally related forms:
display (for: display), exhibit (for: exhibit), exhibition (for: exhibit), exposure
Hypernyms:
show
Hyponyms:
open, produce, bring forth, hold up, bench,
moon, flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank,
swank, model, pose, sit, posture,
pillory, gibbet
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body (Freq. 3)
- uncover your belly
- The man exposed himself in the subway
Syn:
uncover
Ant:
cover (for: uncover)
Hyponyms:
unwrap, undo, undrape, unclothe, bare,
unmask, unveil
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. disclose to view as by removing a cover (Freq. 2)
- The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set
Syn:
disclose
Derivationally related forms:
exposure
Hypernyms:
uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal
Hyponyms:
face
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position (Freq. 1)
Syn:
queer, scupper, endanger, peril
Derivationally related forms:
peril (for: peril), exposure
Hypernyms:
affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
Hyponyms:
compromise
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
7. expose to light, of photographic film
Derivationally related forms:
exposure
Topics:
photography, picture taking
Hypernyms:
subject
Hyponyms:
overexpose, underexpose
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. expose while ridiculing;
especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
- The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
Syn:
debunk
Derivationally related forms:
debunking (for: debunk)
Hypernyms:
ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at,
jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
Hyponyms:
unmask, uncloak
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. abandon by leaving out in the open air
- The infant was exposed by the teenage mother
- After Christmas, many pets get abandoned
Derivationally related forms:
exposure
Hypernyms:
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody

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