Main Entry: ex·pose

Pronunciation: \ik-ˈspōz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): ex·posed; ex·pos·ing

1 : to make liable to or accessible to something (as a disease or environmental conditions) that may have a detrimental effect <children exposed to diphtheria>
2 : to lay open to view: as a : to conduct (oneself) as an exhibitionist b : to reveal (a bodily part) especially by dissection