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expose

1

[ ik-spohz ]

verb (used with object)

exposed, exposing.
  1. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.:

    to expose soldiers to gunfire;

    to expose one's character to attack.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to lay open to something specified:

    to expose oneself to the influence of bad companions.

    Antonyms: ,

  3. to uncover or bare to the air, cold, etc.:

    to expose one's head to the rain.

  4. to present to view; exhibit; display:

    The storekeeper exposed his wares.

  5. to make known, disclose, or reveal (intentions, secrets, etc.).

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  6. to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.):

    to expose a swindler.

  7. to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.).
  8. to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child.
  9. to subject, as to the action of something:

    to expose a photographic plate to light.



Dzé

2

[ ek-spoh-zey ]

noun

  1. a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable:

    Certain cheap magazines make a fortune out of sensational Dzés.

Dzé

1

/ ɛˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of bringing a scandal, crime, etc, to public notice
  2. an article, book, or statement that discloses a scandal, crime, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

expose

2

/ ɪˈəʊ /

verb

  1. to display for viewing; exhibit
  2. to bring to public notice; disclose; reveal

    to expose the facts

  3. to divulge the identity of; unmask
  4. foll by to to make subject or susceptible (to attack, criticism, etc)
  5. to abandon (a child, animal, etc) in the open to die
  6. foll by to to introduce (to) or acquaint (with)

    he was exposed to the classics at an early age

  7. photog to subject (a photographic film or plate) to light, X-rays, or some other type of actinic radiation
  8. RC Church to exhibit (the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic) for public veneration
  9. expose oneself
    to display one's sexual organs in public
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDz, noun
  • ˈDz, noun
  • ˈDz, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Dza· adjective
  • ·Dza·i·ٲ noun
  • ·Dzİ noun
  • -·DziԲ adjective
  • un·Dza· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of expose1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English exposen, from Old French exposer, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + poser “to put” ( pose 1 ), replacing Latin ōԱ “to put out, expose, set forth in words”; expound

Origin of expose2

First recorded in 1795–1805; from French, noun use of past participle of exposer expose
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Word History and Origins

Origin of expose1

C15: from Old French exposer, from Latin ōԱ to set out; see exponent
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, especially one's genitals, publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner.
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The central QAnon belief is that a secret cabal of Satanic pedophilic Democrats runs much of the world and that Trump is prophesied to be a savior who will expose them all.

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It follows a BBC Africa Eye investigation, exposing members of the security forces who shot dead three protesters at Kenya's parliament, igniting public outrage and demands for justice.

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“The press,” Black explained, “was protected so that it could bear the secrets of the government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.”

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In "Fruitvale Station," Mr. Coogler exposed viewers to a portrait of Black male humanity counter to the picture displayed by the power structure culpable in the death of the Black male body.

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But the issues which have been exposed in the fierce recriminations between the two men have once again focused attention on the increasing bitterness between opposed sections of Israeli society.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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