From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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Those who seek truth only, freely expose their
principles to the test, and are pleased to have them
examined. --Locke.
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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.
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Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel. --Shak.
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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.
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You only expose the follies of men, without
arraigning their vices. --Dryden.
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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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
exposed \exposed\ adj.
1. with no protection or shield; as, the exposed northeast
frontier.
Syn: open.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. visible due to absence of clothing at that point; -- of
body parts.
Syn: uncovered, bare.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exposed
adj 1: with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast
frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound" [syn:
{exposed}, {open}]
2: not covered with clothing; "her exposed breast" [syn:
{exposed}, {uncovered}]
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