to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.
to lay open to something specified: to expose oneself to the influence of bad companions.
to uncover or bare to the air, cold, etc.: to expose one's head to the rain.
to present to view; exhibit; display: The storekeeper exposed his wares.
to make known, disclose, or reveal (intentions, secrets, etc.).
to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.): to expose a swindler.
to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.).
to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child.
to subject, as to the action of something: to expose a photographic plate to light.
Idioms for expose
expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, especially one's genitals, publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner.
Origin of expose
1425–75; late Middle English exposen<Old French exposer, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + poser to put (see pose1), rendering Latin expōnere to put out, expose, set forth in words; see expound
In 2016, São Paulo accidentally exposed the medical information of 365,000 patients from the public health system.
Podcast: COVID-19 is helping turn Brazil into a surveillance state|Anthony Green|September 16, 2020|MIT Technology Review
It’s exposing the cost structure, and we need to evaluate how much you can charge for food.
Momofuku’s David Chang on the big changes the restaurant industry needs to make to survive|Beth Kowitt|September 14, 2020|Fortune
So far in 2020, the highest converting articles from LinkedIn are a piece on how the economic crisis will expose a decade’s worth of corporate fraud, and one on the gulf between the stock market and the real economy.
How The Economist has tripled the number of subscribers driven by LinkedIn|Lucinda Southern|September 14, 2020|Digiday
TV ratings have long served as the only way networks could tell advertisers how many and, broadly, what type of viewers were exposed to their ads.
How to save TV ads from extinction|Adam Epstein|September 13, 2020|Quartz
Keep in mind that the towels will shrink slightly after they’re first exposed to water.
Dish towels to tackle almost any mess|PopSci Commerce Team|September 10, 2020|Popular Science
Shirtless bros with pillowy lips and cargo pants pulled down to expose tufts of pubic hair.
Abercrombie & Ditch: The Fall of the House of Tween|Lizzie Crocker|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When MTV first started airing The Real World, it was meant to expose the brutal truth about human nature.
MTV’s Diem Brown Dies: When Reality TV Starts Getting Real|Kevin Fallon|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Drones need be matched with deeds that expose the false precepts of Al Qaeda's narrative.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea|Bruce Riedel|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He praised Snowden for having the “balls” to expose the crimes of the NSA.
The Bolshevik Who Thinks ‘The Nation’ Is Too Left Wing|Eli Lake|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In response to the protest action, and an expose in Buzzfeed, Blue Coat issued a statement disclaiming responsibility.