noun. the exposure of an impostor or a fraud he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government |
verb. expose or make accessible to some action or influence Expose your students to art|expose the blanket to sunshine |
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: unwrap, uncover, reveal, let out, let on, give away, divulge, discover, disclose, bring out, break |
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 |
verb. remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body uncover your belly|The man exposed himself in the subway |
verb. reveal to view as by removing a cover The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set |
verb. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position |
verb. expose to light, of photographic film |
verb. expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas The physicist debunked the psychic's claims |
verb. abandon by leaving out in the open air The infant was exposed by the teenage mother|After Christmas, many pets get abandoned |
