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exposeMain Entry: ex·pose Pronunciation: \ik-ˈspōz\ Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): ex·posed; ex·pos·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French exposer, from Latin exponere to set forth, explain (perfect indicative exposui), from ex- + ponere to put, place — more at position Date: 15th century 1 a : to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition <expose troops needlessly> <has not yet been exposed to measles> b : to submit or make accessible to a particular action or influence <expose children to good books>; especially : to subject (a sensitive photographic film, plate, or paper) to radiant energy c : to abandon (an infant) especially by leaving in the open synonyms see show — ex·pos·er noun
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