v.tr.
1. leave uncovered or unprotected, esp. from the weather.
2 (foll. by to) cause to be liable to or in danger of (was exposed to great danger).
3 (as exposed adj.) a (foll. by to) open to; unprotected from (exposed to the east). b vulnerable, risky.
4 Photog. subject (a film) to light, esp. by operation of a camera.
5 reveal the identity or fact of (esp. a person or thing disapproved of or guilty of crime etc.).
6 disclose; make public.
7 exhibit, display.
8 put up for sale.
Phrases and idioms:
expose oneself display one's body, esp. the genitals, publicly and indecently.
Derivatives:
exposer n.
Etymology: ME f. OF exposer after L exponere: see EXPONENT, POSE(1)