verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪkˈspəʊz/
General-American:/ɪkˈspoʊz/
General-American:/ɛkˈspoʊz/
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rhymes with -əʊz
CMU ARPABET:IH0 K S P OW1 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To reveal; to uncover; to make visible; to bring to light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unmasking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exposure
7
verb
Meaning 7
abandon by leaving out in the open air
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The infant was exposed by the teenage mother
After Christmas, many pets get abandoned
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
8
verb
Meaning 8
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: debunk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
Narrower terms: unmask, uncloak
9
verb
Meaning 9
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
unwrap the evidence in the murder case
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, divulge, break, give away, let out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tell
Narrower terms: blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out of the closet, come out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, leak, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out, reveal
10
verb
Meaning 10
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: queer, scupper, endanger, peril
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
Narrower terms: compromise
11
verb
Meaning 11
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: subject
Narrower terms: overexpose, underexpose
14
verb
Meaning 14
disclose to view as by removing a cover
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disclose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal
Narrower terms: face
15
verb
Meaning 15
to show, make visible or apparent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exhibit, display
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: show
Narrower terms: open, produce, bring forth, hold up, bench, moon, flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank, brandish, model, pose, sit, posture, pillory, gibbet
History
Etymology
From Middle English exposen, from Old French exposer (“to lay open, set forth”), from Latin expōnō (“set forth”), with contamination from poser (“to lay, place”). Doublet of expone and expound (via Old French espondre (“to set forth, explain”)), from the same Latin term.
Across languages
Translations
118 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
откривам
(otkrivam)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Bulgarian:
разкривам
(razkrivam)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Chinese Mandarin:
揭露
(jiēlù)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Chinese Mandarin:
暴露
(bàolù)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Chinese Mandarin:
露出
(lùchū)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Chinese Mandarin:
揭發 /揭发
(jiēfā)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Maore Comorian:
uv̄enua
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Ngazidja Comorian:
upvenua
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Czech:
vystavit
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Czech:
odhalit
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Dutch:
zichtbaar maken
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Dutch:
blootleggen
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Dutch:
exposeren
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Esperanto:
elmeti
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Finnish:
paljastaa
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
French:
exposer
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
French:
dénoncer
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
German:
aufdecken
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
German:
offenbaren
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
German:
entblößen
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
German:
bloßlegen
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
German:
enttarnen
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Greek:
αποκαλύπτω
(apokalýpto)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Greek:
εκθέτω
(ekthéto)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Hiligaynon:
abansáda
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Hindi:
खोलना
(kholnā)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Hindi:
उघाड़ना
(ughāṛnā)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Indonesian:
papar
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Italian:
esporre
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Italian:
evidenziare
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Italian:
rivelare
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Italian:
mettere in luce
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Japanese:
晒す
(sarasu)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Japanese:
暴く
(abaku)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Japanese:
暴露する
(bakuro-surú)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Kazakh:
әшкерелеу
(äşkereleu)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Latin:
discooperio
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Lithuanian:
atskleisti
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Malay:
dedah
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Māori:
rakorako
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Māori:
whakaari
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Māori:
hura
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Māori:
whakapūangiangi
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Māori:
pārara
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Māori:
kōhure
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Māori:
whakatoki
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Māori:
tīari
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Norwegian Nynorsk:
openberra
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Norwegian Nynorsk:
avsløra
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Old English:
abarian
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Polish:
odsłonić
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Polish:
ukazać
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Portuguese:
expor
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Portuguese:
revelar
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Romanian:
expune
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Russian:
выставля́ть
(vystavljátʹ)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Russian:
раскрыва́ть
(raskryvátʹ)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Russian:
обнажа́ть
(obnažátʹ)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Scottish Gaelic:
foillsich
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Scottish Gaelic:
rùisg
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Spanish:
exponer
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Spanish:
develar
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Spanish:
dar a conocer
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Spanish:
sacar a la luz
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Spanish:
poner al descubierto
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Spanish:
poner en evidencia
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Swahili:
kufunua
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Swedish:
blottlägga
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Thai:
เผย
(pə̌əi)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Thai:
เปิดเผย
(bpə̀ət-pə̌əi)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Thai:
เปิดโปง
(bpə̀ət-bpoong)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Thai:
แฉ
(chɛ̌ɛ)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Turkish:
açığa çıkarmak
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Ottoman Turkish:
كشف ایتمك
(keşf etmek)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Ukrainian:
виставля́ти
(vystavljáty)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Ukrainian:
розкрива́ти
(rozkryváty)
— to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to
Catalan:
mostrar
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Catalan:
expondre
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Catalan:
deixar al descobert
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Finnish:
paljastaa
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Finnish:
altistaa
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
French:
exposer
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
German:
aussetzen
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Italian:
mostrare
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Italian:
esporre
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Latin:
monstrō
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Latin:
expōnō
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Māori:
whakapūangiangi
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Māori:
whakatoki
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Portuguese:
expor
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Portuguese:
mostrar
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Russian:
раскрывать
(raskryvatʹ)
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Spanish:
mostrar
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Spanish:
exponer
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Swedish:
exposera
— to uncover something so it is open to the elements
Bulgarian:
експонирам
(eksponiram)
— to subject photographic film to light
Chinese Mandarin:
曝光
(pùguāng)
— to subject photographic film to light
Czech:
exponovat
— to subject photographic film to light
Dutch:
blootstellen
— to subject photographic film to light
Esperanto:
eksponi
— to subject photographic film to light
Finnish:
valottaa
— to subject photographic film to light
French:
exposer
— to subject photographic film to light
German:
belichten
— to subject photographic film to light
Greek:
εκθέτω
(ekthéto)
— to subject photographic film to light
Italian:
esporre
— to subject photographic film to light
Japanese:
露光させる
(rokō-saseru)
— to subject photographic film to light
Māori:
hura
— to subject photographic film to light
Polish:
naświetlić
— to subject photographic film to light
Polish:
eksponować
— to subject photographic film to light
Portuguese:
expor
— to subject photographic film to light
Romanian:
expune
— to subject photographic film to light
Russian:
де́лать вы́держку
(délatʹ výderžku)
— to subject photographic film to light
Scottish Gaelic:
nochd
— to subject photographic film to light
Spanish:
exponer
— to subject photographic film to light
Swedish:
exponera
— to subject photographic film to light
Finnish:
altistaa
— to submit to an active substance
Māori:
whakamōrea
— to submit to an active substance
Ukrainian:
піддава́ти ді́ї
(piddaváty díji)
— to submit to an active substance
