expose

See also exposé

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈspəʊz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈspoʊz/ or /ɛkˈspoʊz/

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Verb

Plain form expose

Third-person singular exposes

Past tense exposed

Past participle exposed

Present participle exposing

1. (transitive) If $x$ is exposed to $y$, $x$ sees, is touched by, or is influenced by $y$.

   She got sick when she was exposed to the virus.

   Have you been exposed to opera?

   Batman took off his mask and exposed his identity.

2. (photography) To put light on photographic film, which either ruins it or takes a picture.

   Has this film been exposed?

   The police exposed the film of them hitting the man, they did not want it to be on TV.

Related words

• exposure