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expose - the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government" |
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exposure the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
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expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" |
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exhibit,
display |
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show give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
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open make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
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bring forth,
produce create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
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hold up hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
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bench exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"
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moon expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience"
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flash,
flaunt,
ostentate,
show off,
swank appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
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brandish move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
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model form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"
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model,
pose,
posture,
sit form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"
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gibbet,
pillory hang on an execution instrument
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expose - expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine" |
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subject make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
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ventilate furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"
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insolate,
solarise,
solarize,
sun overexpose to sunlight; "be careful not to solarize the photographic film"
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aerate,
air,
air out expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen"
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overexpose expose excessively; "As a child, I was overexposed to French movies"
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underexpose expose insufficiently; "The child was underexposed to language"
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expose - expose to light, of photographic film |
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subject make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
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photography,
picture taking the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
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overexpose expose excessively; "As a child, I was overexposed to French movies"
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underexpose expose insufficiently; "The child was underexposed to language"
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expose - abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned" |
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abandon,
desert,
desolate,
forsake stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
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