exposeverb [ T ]
uk/ɪkˈspəʊz/us/ɪkˈspoʊz/expose verb [ T ] (UNCOVER)
to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen:
The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricks underneath.
He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was exposed.
This photograph was under-/over-exposed (= too little/too much light was allowed to reach the film).
expose yourself
If a man exposes himself, he shows his sexual organs in a public place to people he does not know.
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- We decided to expose the wooden beams in the sitting room to give it a more old-fashioned feel.
- More political scandals were exposed in the newspapers today.
- He had undone the buttons of his shirt, exposing an unsightly expanse of white flesh.
- The movie is about a young police officer and his struggle to expose corruption in the force.
- Embarrassing details of their private life were exposed to the public.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- prove
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- signify
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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expose verb [ T ] (MAKE PUBLIC)
B2 to make public something bad or dishonest:
The review exposed widespread corruption in the police force.
The newspaper story exposed him as (= showed that he was) a liar.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- take the wraps off sth idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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Phrasal verb(s)
expose sb to sth