expose

Verb

expose (third-person singular simple present exposes, present participle exposing, simple past and past participle exposed)

1. (transitive) To reveal; to uncover; to make visible; to bring to light.
   • The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, […]. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies.2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18
   • Many supporters believed Donald Trump would finally expose government cover-ups once he returned to power. But more than six months into his new term, those much-hyped conspiracy theories have either been debunked or quietly fallen apart.2025 July 10, Jesus Mesa, “'We've Been Played': MAGA Faces Its Own Disappointment With Trump”, in Newsweek

   Synonyms:

   bare, bewray, betray, display, find out, lay bare, luster, nake, open, reveal

2. (transitive) To subject photographic film to light, thereby recording an image.
3. (transitive) To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance, such as radiation, a chemical, or any other stress.
   • Residents were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.
   • You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate, or in some cases, postings that have been mislabeled or are otherwise deceptive.2021 August 19, “Twitter User Agreement”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2021, 3 Content on the Services
4. (transitive) To make available to other parts of a program, or to other programs.
   • to expose an API
   • In the OO world, the word is to hide the structure of the data, and expose only functionality. OO designers expose an object to the world in terms of the services it provides.2000, Robert C. Martin, More C++ Gems, page 266
5. (transitive) To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness.
   • This they do, as a rule, by exposing the child or throwing it into the sea.1893, Fridtjof Nansen, Eskimo Life, page 152