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expose
1[ ik-spohz ]
verb (used with object)
- to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.:
to expose soldiers to gunfire;
to expose one's character to attack.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to lay open to something specified:
to expose oneself to the influence of bad companions.
Antonyms: ,
- to uncover or bare to the air, cold, etc.:
to expose one's head to the rain.
- to present to view; exhibit; display:
The storekeeper exposed his wares.
- to make known, disclose, or reveal (intentions, secrets, etc.).
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
- to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.):
to expose a swindler.
- to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.).
- to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child.
- to subject, as to the action of something:
to expose a photographic plate to light.
Dzé
2[ ek-spoh-zey ]
noun
- a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable:
Certain cheap magazines make a fortune out of sensational Dzés.
Dzé
1/ ɛˈəʊɪ /
noun
- the act or an instance of bringing a scandal, crime, etc, to public notice
- an article, book, or statement that discloses a scandal, crime, etc
expose
2/ ɪˈəʊ /
verb
- to display for viewing; exhibit
- to bring to public notice; disclose; reveal
to expose the facts
- to divulge the identity of; unmask
- foll by to to make subject or susceptible (to attack, criticism, etc)
- to abandon (a child, animal, etc) in the open to die
- foll by to to introduce (to) or acquaint (with)
he was exposed to the classics at an early age
- photog to subject (a photographic film or plate) to light, X-rays, or some other type of actinic radiation
- RC Church to exhibit (the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic) for public veneration
- expose oneselfto display one's sexual organs in public
Derived Forms
- ˈDz, noun
- ˈDz, noun
- ˈDz, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·Dza· adjective
- ·Dza·i·ٲ noun
- ·Dzİ noun
- -·DziԲ adjective
- un·Dza· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of expose1
Word History and Origins
Origin of expose1
Idioms and Phrases
- expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, especially one's genitals, publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner.
Example Sentences
Officials are working to identify people who may have been exposed while the infected person was contagious with the virus.
While plausible, this view oversimplifies broader global trade instability that South America is also exposed to.
“You may get the mates, but you’re also exposing yourself to predators.”
“When you scrape, you’re exposing those toxins to the air, and just moving the problem around, from one toxic site to another,” said Adams.
On top of that, Aimee had coached the twin to convincingly be her double to support the story, and the woman switched sides, exposing Aimee’s manipulation.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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