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expose

noun

the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
Synonyms: unmasking

verb

expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"
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
Synonyms: break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, give away, impart, let on, let out, reveal
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"
Synonyms: display, exhibit
remove all or part of one''s clothes to show one''s body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"
Synonyms: uncover Antonyms: cover
disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"
Synonyms: disclose
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Synonyms: endanger, peril, queer, scupper
expose to light, of photographic film
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic''s claims"
Synonyms: debunk
abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"