To unmask, show up (an error or misrepresentation, an impostor); to hold up to ridicule or reprobation (faults, follies, or those who are guilty of…

transitive. figurative. Of a thing or circumstance: to expose the faults or absurdities of. Cf. satire, n. 3. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. Originally and chiefly British. To embarrass or humiliate (a person), especially by behaving badly in public. Also reflexive: to…

transitive. To illuminate with a spotlight or spotlights; to direct a spotlight or spotlights upon.

transitive. To remove the ‘nonsense’ or false sentiment from; to expose (false claims or pretensions); hence, to remove (a person) from his…

transitive. to name and shame: to disclose publicly (perceived) wrongdoing, failure, or weakness on the part of a person or institution; (also) to…