expose in English: To uncover something so people can see it, especially something that was hidden or secret. (verb)

Translation

To uncover something so people can see it, especially something that was hidden or secret.

Word origin

From French exposer, shaped by Latin exponere, meaning to put out or set on show.

Verb typeregular (expose, exposes, exposed)

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To expose a secret is to make it public.

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Here it means uncovered, so they could be seen.

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Expose something to X means leave it open to X.

show

To let someone see something, or to make a thing clear to them.

reveal

To show something that was hidden, or to tell a secret.

hide

To put something where it cannot be seen, or to go where no one can find you.

secret

Something you know but do not tell other people.

discover

To find something or learn about it for the first time.

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