EXPOSE


Meaning of EXPOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈspōz ]

transitive verb

( 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 open

2.

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.