expose

Main Entry:: ex·pose
Pronunciation:: \ik-ˈspōz\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: ex·posed; ex·pos·ing
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French exposer, from Latin exponere to set forth, explain (perfect indicative exposui), from ex- + ponere to put, place — more at position
Date:: 15th century

1 a: to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition <expose troops needlessly> <has not yet been exposed to measles> b: to submit or make accessible to a particular action or influence <expose children to good books> ; especially : to subject (a sensitive photographic film, plate, or paper) to radiant energy c: to abandon (an infant) especially by leaving in the open2 a: to make known : bring to light (as something shameful) b: to disclose the faults or crimes of <expose a murderer>3: to cause to be visible or open to view : display : as a: to offer publicly for sale b: to exhibit for public veneration c: to reveal the face of (a playing card) or the cards of (a player's hand) d: to engage in indecent exposure of (oneself)

synonyms see show

— ex·pos·er noun

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