expose

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expose (third-person singular simple present exposes, present participle exposing, simple past and past participle exposed)

  1. (transitive) to uncover, make visible, bring to daylight, introduce to
  2. (transitive) to subject photographic film to light thus ruining it or taking a picture if controlled
  3. (transitive) to abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness
    This they do, as a rule, by exposing the child or throwing it into the sea. --Nansen, Eskimo Life (1893), page 152

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(to reveal a hidden aspect of one's character): bewray

[edit] Translations

to uncover, make visible, bring to daylight, introduce to
to subject photographic film to light thus ruining it or taking a picture if controlled
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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɛk.spoz/

[edit] Verb

expose

  1. first-person singular present indicative of exposer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of exposer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of exposer
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of exposer
  5. second-person singular imperative of exposer
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