expose
expose Lexical Profile
expose Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To make something visible by uncovering it or removing its protection.
"Low tide will expose the jagged rocks along the coastline."
To reveal the true, hidden, or objectionable nature of someone or something.
"The audit helped expose widespread financial mismanagement within the agency."
To subject someone or something to a risk, harmful influence, or unpleasant condition.
"Workers were required to wear protective gear so they would not expose themselves to toxic fumes."
To introduce someone to a new subject, culture, or experience.
"Studying abroad is a wonderful way to expose students to different perspectives and languages."
To subject photographic film or a digital sensor to light in order to capture an image.
"Opening the back of the camera in daylight will expose the film and ruin your photographs."
• noun
A report in the media that reveals a scandal, crime, or discreditable secret to the public (often spelled exposé).
"The journalist won an award for her investigative expose on corporate tax evasion."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a noun ('exposé'), the word is pronounced with three syllables (/ˌɛkspoʊˈzeɪ/) and is often written with an acute accent over the final 'e' to distinguish it from the two-syllable verb (/ɪkˈspoʊz/).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French exposer, which blended Latin exponere ('to set forth, explain') with Old French poser ('to place, put'). The noun sense of a public revelation was borrowed later from modern French exposé.