1. expose - noun
· the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
Synonym(s): unmasking
Hypernym(s): exposure
2. expose - verb
· expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"
Hypernym(s): subject
3. expose - verb
· 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"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings"
Synonym(s): unwrap, disclose, let_on, bring_out, reveal, discover, divulge, break, give_away, let_out, uncover
Hypernym(s): tell
4. expose - verb
· 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"
Hypernym(s): show
5. expose - verb
· remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"
Synonym(s): uncover
6. expose - verb
· reveal to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"
Hypernym(s): bring_out, unveil, reveal
7. expose - verb
· put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Synonym(s): queer, scupper, endanger, peril
Hypernym(s): affect, impact, bear_upon, bear_on, touch_on, touch
8. expose - verb
· expose to light, of photographic film
Hypernym(s): subject
9. expose - verb
· expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"
Synonym(s): debunk
Hypernym(s): ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh_at, jest_at, rib, make_fun, poke_fun
10. expose - verb
· abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"
Hypernym(s): abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
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