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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
expose
verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be exposed to a virus
▪ Four workers at the facility, though exposed to the virus, never became ill.
be exposed to an infection
▪ He was exposed to the infection while he was travelling in India.
be exposed to chemicals
▪ Some of the troops were exposed to chemicals.
be exposed to radiation (=be put in a situation where you are not protected from harmful radiation, especially nuclear radiation )
▪ The servicemen claimed they were illegally exposed to radiation during atomic tests.
expose/reveal/show sth's/sb's limitations (=show where something or someone is not very good)
▪ The film shows his limitations as a actor.
expose/uncover corruption (=show that it exists)
▪ The newspaper prided itself on exposing corruption in government.
uncover/expose a scandal
▪ The scandal was uncovered by a journalist.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
to
▪ Today local people are still exposed to increasingly lethal quantities of pollution.
▪ The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that stable workers could have been exposed to as much as 190 times the acceptable daily intake.
■ NOUN
area
▪ New challenges summon up fresh resources, or expose areas in which resources are lacking.
▪ Finally, the total exposed surface area of the asteroids is less than the surface area of the Moon.
▪ The kick uses a turning action which momentarily exposes a large target area to the opponent.
body
▪ Here the right guard hand and shoulder are drawn back, exposing more of the body and head.
▪ Fat women may not feel confident about exposing their bodies in those ways traditionally associated with eroticism.
▪ She lay with the sheet pulled down, exposing her naked body, her long legs, knees pressed together.
child
▪ They had no wish to expose their only child to the disease.
▪ They objected to materials that expose children to feminism, witchcraft, pacifism, vegetarianism, and situational ethics.
▪ They maintain their father threatened to kill his sons to stop them from exposing him as a child molester.
▪ Back in her schoolroom, her anger about his exposing children to the sight of whiskey was softened by feelings of sadness.
▪ The Suzuki method exposes the child to music in the same matter-of-fact way.
▪ Erik claimed his father threatened to kill him and his brother to stop Lyle from exposing him as a child molester.
▪ I sometimes wonder if I should expose my two children to football.
danger
▪ The move comes in the wake of the recent Echo Inquiry which exposed the potential danger in flats and bedsits.
▪ They concluded that she would be exposed to great danger from a splinter of flax.
▪ The case was brought under the old law and it was alleged that the child in question was exposed to moral danger.
level
▪ Another 1,000 million people are exposed to high levels of suspended particles from coal, wood and oil combustion and traffic dust.
▪ Officials estimate 1 million children are still exposed to unsafe levels of lead, however.
▪ It has announced its intention not to borrow and therefore will not expose investors to levels of high gearing.
▪ If something goes awry, more than five billion people would be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.
▪ More people are being exposed to higher levels of financial information than ever before.
radiation
▪ An ordinary body exposed to radiation absorbs some of it and reflects the rest.
▪ If I angered Kosinski, he might eliminate me, the way that Tarden cleverly exposed Veronika to radiation without her knowledge.
▪ The general public is constantly exposed to radiation.
▪ One woman died despite intensive treatment and none had been exposed to radiation or other factors known to cause the disease.
▪ People exposed to radiation at work.
risk
▪ The rise of credit derivatives makes it difficult to determine which banks are exposed to a particular risk.
▪ Persons exposed to particular risks may not know precisely what those risks are and may either overestimate or underestimate them.
▪ Asthma, heart conditions, diabetes or epilepsy may expose you to special risks with watersports in the heat.
weakness
▪ They exposed strengths and weaknesses they didn't know were theirs.
▪ College had exposed weaknesses they had been able to ignore in the past.
▪ Her decision has left Congress headless and embarrassed at having exposed its weakness.
▪ The Rush die scandal has exposed the weaknesses of any benign multiculturalism premised on the assumption of easy harmony and pluralism.
▪ In addition, Joanne felt that the new approach exposed her weaknesses as a teacher.
■ VERB
feel
▪ Fat women may not feel confident about exposing their bodies in those ways traditionally associated with eroticism.
▪ But camped out in their front yard, so to speak, we suddenly felt very exposed.
▪ This was connected, albeit nebulously, with a feeling that children were exposed to too much violence when they watched television.
▪ We look at her sentences and we feel exposed and vulnerable.
▪ Once more, I feel exposed.
▪ He felt stripped, exposed, not wanting anyone to speak to him.
▪ Never had I felt more alone or exposed.
▪ He had never felt so exposed.
leave
▪ The throng in front of Owen melted away, leaving his men exposed, so he drew them back into the shadows.
▪ So, if yours is not labeled, leave it exposed.
▪ Well his passes did leave her exposed, and her front pair were pretty wobbly.
▪ Trask said the renovation to the Coliseum Arena left power equipment exposed to the elements.
▪ Vicious thugs had speared him leaving a gaping wound exposing the bone.
▪ Suppose that a slate falls from our roof, leaving the attic exposed.
▪ Below the old Church at Battersea the retreating flood had left exposed a wide shelf of mud and gravel.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Her criminal activities were finally exposed in the Washington Post by political columnist Richard McCallum.
▪ I'm afraid to expose my innermost thoughts and emotions to anyone.
▪ The animal opened its mouth, exposing rows of sharp white teeth.
▪ The boy lifted his T-shirt to expose a jagged scar across his belly.
▪ The receding tide had exposed huge expanses of sand.
▪ They threatened to expose him to the media unless he changed his ways.
▪ Two reporters exposed corruption in Philadelphia's court system.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And events since the Report have exposed the emptiness of any such expectation.
▪ As nice and as genuine as they are, they were not exposed to real people.
▪ Because methodology is fully exposed, genuine defects may be revealed, or more frustratingly, discussion sidetracked away from implications.
▪ But what began in May 1998 as a skirmish over a remote stretch of border exposed a deep reservoir of bitterness.
▪ He had his hands clasped behind his head and was leaning against the head-rest behind him so that his tanned throat was exposed.
▪ Mike was thoroughly embarrassed at having exposed intimate details of his life, but his classmates rallied around him.
▪ The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that stable workers could have been exposed to as much as 190 times the acceptable daily intake.
▪ They can read, watch television, or snack while they are exposed to the light.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Expose

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.

    Those who seek truth only, freely expose their principles to the test, and are pleased to have them examined.
    --Locke.

  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.

    Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel.
    --Shak.

  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.

    You only expose the follies of men, without arraigning their vices.
    --Dryden.

  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. [1913 Webster] ||

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
expose

early 15c., "to leave without shelter or defense," from Old French esposer, exposer "lay open, set forth, speak one's mind, explain" (13c.), from Latin exponere "set forth, lay open, exhibit, reveal, publish" (see expound), altered by confusion with poser "to place, lay down" (see pose (v.1)). Meaning "to exhibit openly" is from 1620s; that of "to unmask" is from 1690s. Photographic sense is from 1839. Related: Exposed; exposes; exposing.

expose

also exposé, "display of discreditable information," 1803, initially as a French word; noun use of past participle of French exposer "lay open" (see expose (v.)). Earliest use was in reference to Napoleon.

Wiktionary
expose

vb. (senseid en to reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to)(label en transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to.

exposé

n. publication of investigative journalism.

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WordNet
expose

  1. n. the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government" [syn: unmasking]

  2. v. expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"

  3. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out]

  4. to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" [syn: exhibit, display]

  5. remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway" [syn: uncover] [ant: cover]

  6. disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set" [syn: disclose]

  7. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: queer, scupper, endanger, peril]

  8. expose to light, of photographic film

  9. expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" [syn: debunk]

  10. abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"

Wikipedia
Exposé (group)

Exposé is an American Freestyle vocal group. Primarily consisting of lead vocalists Ann Curless, Jeanette Jurado and Gioia Bruno, the group achieved much of their success between 1984 and 1989, becoming the first group to have four top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from its debut album, including the 1988 #1 hit " Seasons Change".

The group was popular in dance clubs, mainstream Top 40 and adult contemporary charts in the United States. The group actively toured and recorded music from 1985 to 1995, then retired from recording and public performances until 2003, and currently tour today.

Exposé (film)

Exposé (also known as House on Straw Hill) is a 1976 video nasty starring Udo Kier, Linda Hayden and 1970s sex symbol Fiona Richmond. For its original 1976 theatrical release it received heavy cuts due to graphic scenes of sex and violence, and both the 1997 UK video and current DVD re-release contain around 50 seconds of cuts.

Expose (song)

"Expose" 」（エクスポーズ） is the 20th single by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN. The song "Expose" is the theme song for the Suzuki Solio Bandit TV-CM. The single will include the CM songs for Suzuki's 'Solio', "Steps to Love", "Brand New Day", and "Connect & Go".

EXPOSE

EXPOSE is a multi-user facility mounted outside the International Space Station dedicated to astrobiology. EXPOSE was developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for long-term spaceflights and was designed to allow exposure of chemical and biological samples to outer space while recording data during exposure.

The results will contribute to our understanding of photobiological processes in simulated radiation climates of planets (e.g. early Earth, early and present Mars, and the role of the ozone layer in protecting the biosphere from harmful UV-B radiation), as well as studies of the probabilities and limitations for life to be distributed beyond its planet of origin. EXPOSE data support long-term in situ studies of microbes in artificial meteorites, as well as of microbial communities from special ecological niches. Some EXPOSE experiments investigated to what extent particular terrestrial organisms are able to cope with extraterrestrial environmental conditions. Others tested how organic molecules react when subjected for a prolonged period of time to unfiltered solar light.

Exposé (album)

Exposé is the third album released by the group Exposé. The album's music style is less Latin influenced than their previous albums with more adult contemporary material. The album features more of Ann Curless on lead vocals; she sings lead on "I Think I'm in Trouble," "As Long as I Can Dream," "In Walked Love," and "Angel." This album marks the debut of Kelly Moneymaker as a member of the group.

For the track "I Specialize in Love," Jeanette Jurado (who provides the lead vocals for the majority of the album) sings co-lead with Curless, and then shares lead vocals with Curless and Moneymaker during the final bridge.

"I Specialize in Love", "Angel", and "The Same Love" are the only songs on the album that are covers of previously recorded songs. "I Specialize in Love" was a dance hit for Sharon Brown in 1982, while "The Same Love" was a minor hit for the Jets in 1989.

The album was recorded at several studios in the United States—The Hit Factory, Home Boy Recording Studio, Right Track Studios, Sabella Recording Studios, River Sound, Sear Sound, Countdown Recording Studios, Criterion Studios, Conway Recording Studios, Music Grinder—as well as H'Appeny Bridge in the United Kingdom and Soundtrack Recording. The song "I Specialize in Love" was recorded at The Hit Factory, H'Appeny and Soundtrack Recording.

Exposé (Lost)

"Exposé" is the 14th episode of the 3rd season and 63rd episode overall of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)'s serial drama television series Lost. It aired on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada on March 28, 2007. The episode was written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed by Stephen Williams.

The episode's story focuses on couple Nikki Fernandez ( Kiele Sanchez) and Paulo ( Rodrigo Santoro). The flashbacks reveal their lives before arriving on the island, and what they have been doing between day one and day eighty-one. Boone Carlyle ( Ian Somerhalder) returned for the fifth time since his death late in the first season. Furthermore, Ethan ( William Mapother) and Dr. Arzt ( Daniel Roebuck) reprised their guest roles in flashbacks. The episode got a mixed response from critics and fans, with positive reception considering it an entertaining send-off to two unpopular characters, but negative reviews deeming it unnecessary.

Usage examples of "expose".

But the peculiar infelicity of the Byzantine princes exposed them to domestic perils, without affording any lively promise of foreign conquest.

What the crushingly powerful four-limbed hug would have done to a human unprotected by a suit designed to withstand pressures comparable to those found at the bottom of an ocean probably did not bear thinking about, but then a human exposed without protection to the conditions required to support Affronter life would be dying in at least three excitingly different and painful ways anyway without having to worry about being crushed by a cage of leg-thick tentacles.

G stripped away the covering of softer rock, exposing the core and depositing alluvial metal deposits extensively in the area.

The obstetricians would keep delivering their patients over there and exposing them to what could turn out to be a fatal ambulance ride.

After a signal victory over the Franks and Alemanni, several of their princes were exposed by his order to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre of Treves, and the people seem to have enjoyed the spectacle, without discovering, in such a treatment of royal captives, anything that was repugnant to the laws of nations or of humanity.

Species inheriting nearly the same constitution from a common parent and exposed to similar influences will naturally tend to present analogous variations, and these same species may occasionally revert to some of the characters of their ancient progenitors.

Every hybridizer knows how unfavourable exposure to wet is to the fertilisation of a flower, yet what a multitude of flowers have their anthers and stigmas fully exposed to the weather!

This only added to the anxiety of several thousand staffers who were left to wonder whether they had been exposed and were at risk for anthrax infection.

The same amount of anthrax placed in the ventilation system of a building could have exposed thousands to a lethal dose.

You have reason to believe you have been exposed to anthrax through a suspicious letter or package.

In the opening chapter, I talked about the more than six thousand nasal swab tests that were done on those who were potentially exposed to anthrax spores on Capitol Hill.

They have been exposed to more input, so much they have been unable to appraise and assimilate it, but are able to turn it into immediate output, impressively glib, and commercially sincere.

The philosopher, who considered the system of polytheism as a composition of human fraud and error, could disguise a smile of contempt under the mask of devotion, without apprehending that either the mockery, or the compliance, would expose him to the resentment of any invisible, or, as he conceived them, imaginary powers.

To expose oneself to an archetypical entity was an invitation to be absorbed into it, all conscious identity lost in irreducible psychosis.

De Flotte in one district, Victor Hugo in another, Schoelcher in a third, are actively urging on the combat, and expose their lives a score of times, but none feel themselves supported by any organized body: and moreover the attempt of the Royalists in the Tenth Arrondissement has roused apprehension.