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


  exposing
     vb.
     (present participle of en expose nocat=1)

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


  exposing
     vb.
     (present participle of en expose nocat=1)

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


  exposing
     vb.
     (present participle of en expose nocat=1)

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


  exposing
     vb.
     (present participle of en expose nocat=1)

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


  exposing
     Englanti n.
     1 altistaminen
     2 paljastaminen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e xpos ing e)

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


  exposing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en expose ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb expose)

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


  Exposing /ɛkspˈəʊzɪŋ/
  التعريض

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  exposing /ɛkspˈəʊzɪŋ/ 
  vystavování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  exposing /ɛkspˈəʊzɪŋ/ 
  odhalení