English dictionary
expose
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
verb
- abandon by leaving out in the open air
verb
- expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
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
verb
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
verb
- remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
verb
- expose or make accessible to some action or influence
verb
- expose to light, of photographic film
verb
- reveal to view as by removing a cover
verb
- to show, make visible or apparent
Example sentences
he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
The infant was exposed by the teenage mother
After Christmas, many pets get abandoned
The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
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
uncover your belly
The man exposed himself in the subway
Expose your students to art
expose the blanket to sunshine
The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set
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