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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Expos'e \Ex`po`s['e]"\, n. [F., prop. p. p. of exposer. See
     Expose, v. t.]
     A formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or
     revelation, of something which some one wished to keep
     concealed.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Expose \Ex*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exposed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Exposing.] [F. exposer; pref. ex- (L. ex out)+poser to
     place. See Pose, v. t.]
     1. To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to
        show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose
        pictures to public inspection.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Those who seek truth only, freely expose their
              principles to the test, and are pleased to have them
              examined.                             --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything
        objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may
        affect, especially detrimentally; to make liable; as, to
        expose one's self to the heat of the sun, or to cold,
        insult, danger, or ridicule; to expose an army to
        destruction or defeat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To deprive of concealment; to discover; to lay open to
        public inspection, or bring to public notice, as a thing
        that shuns publicity, something criminal, shameful, or the
        like; as, to expose the faults of a neighbor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You only expose the follies of men, without
              arraigning their vices.               --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of; to
        lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making
        public the character or arts of; as, to expose a cheat,
        liar, or hypocrite.
        [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Expos'e \Ex`po`s['e]"\, n. [F., prop. p. p. of exposer. See
     Expose, v. t.]
     A formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or
     revelation, of something which some one wished to keep
     concealed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Expose \Ex*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exposed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Exposing.] [F. exposer; pref. ex- (L. ex out)+poser to
     place. See Pose, v. t.]
     1. To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to
        show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose
        pictures to public inspection.
  
              Those who seek truth only, freely expose their
              principles to the test, and are pleased to have them
              examined.                             --Locke.
  
     2. To lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything
        objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may
        affect, especially detrimentally; to make liable; as, to
        expose one's self to the heat of the sun, or to cold,
        insult, danger, or ridicule; to expose an army to
        destruction or defeat.
  
              Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel. --Shak.
  
     3. To deprive of concealment; to discover; to lay open to
        public inspection, or bring to public notice, as a thing
        that shuns publicity, something criminal, shameful, or the
        like; as, to expose the faults of a neighbor.
  
              You only expose the follies of men, without
              arraigning their vices.               --Dryden.
  
     4. To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of; to
        lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making
        public the character or arts of; as, to expose a cheat,
        liar, or hypocrite.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  expose
       n : the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an
           expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
           [syn: unmasking]
       v 1: expose or make accessible to some action or influence;
            "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to
            sunshine"
       2: make known to the public information that was previously
          known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
          secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
          which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal
          how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news
          to her" [syn: disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
           discover, divulge, impart, break, give away, let
          out]
       3: 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" [syn: exhibit, display]
       4: remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body;
          "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the
          subway" [syn: uncover] [ant: cover]
       5: disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose
          to disclose a stunning set" [syn: disclose]
       6: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
          [syn: queer, scupper, endanger, peril]
       7: expose to light, of photographic film
       8: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false
          claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's
          claims" [syn: debunk]
       9: abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was
          exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many
          pets get abandoned"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  expose
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αποκαλύπτω, εκθέτω (κάτι σε κοινή θέα)
     2 εκθέτω φωτογραφικό φιλμ στο φως
     3 (ετ πληροφ en) καθιστώ μία οντότητα (πχ. συνάρτηση, αντικείμενο,
  κλάση, κλπ) διαθέσιμη στο υπόλοιπο πρόγραμμα ή σε άλλα προγράμματα, ώστε
  να μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί ως επαναχρησιμοποιήσιμος κώδικας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  expose
     vb.
     (senseid en to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light,
  introduce to)(lb en transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring
  to light, introduce (''to'').

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  expose
     vb.
     (senseid en to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light,
  introduce to)(lb en transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring
  to light, introduce (''to'').

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  expose
     vb.
     (senseid en to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light,
  introduce to)(lb en transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring
  to light, introduce (''to'').

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  expose
     vb.
     (senseid en to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light,
  introduce to)(lb en transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring
  to light, introduce (''to'').

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  expose
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 e xpos e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  expose
     Engelska vb.
     1 avslöja, blotta
     2 (tagg reflexivt språk=en) blotta; visa sitt könsorgan offentligt

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Expose /ˈɛkspoːzə/ 
  real property description  [Br.] , real estate description  [Am.]
     Synonyms: Exposé, Exposee
  
   see: Exposés, Exposees

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Expose /ɛkspˈəʊz/
  عرّض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  expose //ɛkˈspoʊz// //ɪkˈspoʊz// //ɪkˈspəʊz// 
  1. откривам, разкривам
  to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
  2. експонирам
  to subject photographic film to light