Definitions for expose
ˌɛk spoʊˈzeɪex·pose

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. expose, unmaskingverb

   the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

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

2. exposeverb

   expose or make accessible to some action or influence

   "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"

3. unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let outverb

   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 out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

4. expose, exhibit, displayverb

   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"

5. uncover, exposeverb

   remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body

   "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"

6. disclose, exposeverb

   disclose to view as by removing a cover

   "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"

7. queer, expose, scupper, endanger, perilverb

   put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

8. exposeverb

   expose to light, of photographic film

9. debunk, exposeverb

   expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas

   "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"

10. exposeverb

    abandon by leaving out in the open air

    "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. exposénoun

   publication of some disreputable facts

2. exposeverb

   to uncover, make visible, bring to daylight, introduce to

3. exposeverb

   to subject photographic film to light thus ruining it or taking a picture if controlled

4. exposeverb

   to abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness

   This they do, as a rule, by exposing the child or throwing it into the sea. --Nansen, Eskimo Life (1893), page 152

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Exposeverb

   to set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection

   Etymology: [F., prop. p. p. of exposer. See Expose, v. t.]

2. Exposeverb

   to lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may affect, especially detrimentally; to make liable; as, to expose one's self to the heat of the sun, or to cold, insult, danger, or ridicule; to expose an army to destruction or defeat

   Etymology: [F., prop. p. p. of exposer. See Expose, v. t.]

3. Exposeverb

   to deprive of concealment; to discover; to lay open to public inspection, or bring to public notice, as a thing that shuns publicity, something criminal, shameful, or the like; as, to expose the faults of a neighbor

   Etymology: [F., prop. p. p. of exposer. See Expose, v. t.]

4. Exposeverb

   to disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of; to lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making public the character or arts of; as, to expose a cheat, liar, or hypocrite

   Etymology: [F., prop. p. p. of exposer. See Expose, v. t.]

5. Exposeverb

   a formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or revelation, of something which some one wished to keep concealed

   Etymology: [F., prop. p. p. of exposer. See Expose, v. t.]

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1. Expose

   Exposé is an American vocal group. Primarily consisting of lead vocalists Ann Curless, Jeanette Jurado, and Gioia Bruno, the group achieved much of their success between 1987 and 1993, becoming the first group to have four top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from their debut album, including their 1988 #1 hit "Seasons Change". The group was popular in dance clubs, mainstream Top 40 and adult contemporary charts in the United States. The group actively toured and recorded music from 1985 to 1995, then retired from recording and public performances until 2003, and currently tour today.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Expose

   eks-pōz′, v.t. to lay forth to view: to deprive of cover, protection, or shelter: to make bare: to abandon (an infant): to explain: to make liable to: to disclose: to show up.—ns. Exposé (eks-pō-zā′), an exposing: a shameful showing up: a formal recital or exposition; Expos′edness, the act of exposing: the state of being exposed; Expos′er; Exposi′tion, act of exposing: a setting out to public view: the abandonment of a child: a public exhibition: act of expounding, or laying open of the meaning of an author: explanation: commentary.—adj. Expos′itive, serving to expose or explain: explanatory: exegetical.—n. Expos′itor, one who, or that which, expounds: an interpreter:—fem. Expos′itress.—adj. Expos′itory, serving to explain: explanatory.—n. Expō′sure (Shak., Expos′ture), act of laying open or bare: act of showing up an evil: state of being laid bare: openness to danger: position with regard to the sun, influence of climate, &c. [Fr. exposer—L. exponĕre, to expose.]

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1. exposé

   Song lyrics by exposé -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by exposé on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Abandon
   • Photography
   • Ridicule
   • Show
   • Subject

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expose' in Verbs Frequency: #546

How to pronounce expose?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of expose in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of expose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of expose in a Sentence

1. Peter Hayes:

   (The test) was clearly aimed to put pressure on China and to expose the fecklessness of Tillerson's threat to somehow stop the regime.

2. Doug Marsden:

   It’s going to allow people in and out of the city for major events with less congestion, it’s going to allow them to find parking spots quicker through mobile applications on their phones and parking lot sensors. It will expose people to these advanced technologies that are going to be commonplace in five, 10 years.

3. Akhenaten:

   As the ostrich when pursued hideth his head, but forgetteth his body; so the fears of a coward expose him to danger.

4. Barbara Blaine:

   Those who commit clergy sex crimes are sometimes charged. But those who conceal those crimes are rarely charged, we hope these charges will prompt more victims, witnesses and whistleblowers to come forward, call police, expose wrongdoers, protect kids and start healing.

5. Mary McCarthy:

   The American, if he has a spark of national feeling, will be humiliated by the very prospect of a foreigner's visit to Congress -- these, for the most part, illiterate hacks whose fancy vests are spotted with gravy, and whose speeches, hypocritical, unctuous, and slovenly, are spotted also with the gravy of political patronage, these persons are a reflection on the democratic process rather than of it; they expose it in its process rather than of it; they expose it in its underwear.

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