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expose

/ɪkˈspoʊz/noun, verb2 syllables

Expose means: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.

Synonyms for expose29

noun, as in the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

unmasking

verb, as in make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover, get out, get around

verb, as in put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

queer, scupper, endanger, peril

verb, as in to show, make visible or apparent

verb, as in reveal to view as by removing a cover

verb, as in remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body

verb, as in expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas

debunk

also used for expose

bare, bewray, betray, find out, lay bare, luster, nake, open

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What does expose mean?10

verb

1

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”

2

put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

3

to show, make visible or apparent“The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month”

4

reveal to view as by removing a cover“The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set”

5

remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body“uncover your belly”

6

expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas“The physicist debunked the psychic's claims”

7

expose or make accessible to some action or influence“Expose your students to art”

8

expose to light, of photographic film

9

abandon by leaving out in the open air“The infant was exposed by the teenage mother”

noun

1

the exposure of an impostor or a fraud“he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with expose?34

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All 34 rhymes for expose, grouped by syllable

Expose in a sentence

  • Do not expose the console to dust, smoke or steam.unknown
  • Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Hybrid
  • Traveling exposes him to different cultures, broadening his perspective.Nuel
  • Exposing skin excessively to the sun causes sunburn, sometimes blisters.unknown
  • I am just exposing the truth here, that's all.LoverofEnglish
  • We should sometimes expose our bodies to the sun.Swift
  • Don't expose a co-worker's mistake in front of everyone.Amastan
  • Don't expose your skin to the sun for too long.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of expose

as a noun

plural
exposes

as a verb

past tense
exposed
present participle
exposing
third-person singular
exposes
past participle
exposed