Expose

  • 31expose — ex|pose W3 [ıkˈspəuz US ˈspouz] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(show)¦ 2¦(to something dangerous)¦ 3¦(tell the truth)¦ 4¦(see/experience)¦ 5 expose yourself 6¦(photograph)¦ 7¦(feelings)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: exposer, f …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32expose — exposable, adj. exposability, n. exposer, n. /ik spohz /, v.t., exposed, exposing. 1. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one s character to attack. 2. to lay open to something specified: to expose… …

    Universalium

  • 33expose — verb (T) 1 SHOW to show something that is usually covered: The wolf opened its mouth to expose a row of sharp white teeth. | expose sth to sth: Wounds that are exposed to the air heal more quickly. 2 TO STH DANGEROUS to put someone in a harmful… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34expose */*/ — UK [ɪkˈspəʊz] / US [ɪkˈspoʊz] verb [transitive] Word forms expose : present tense I/you/we/they expose he/she/it exposes present participle exposing past tense exposed past participle exposed 1) to allow something that is usually covered or… …

    English dictionary

  • 35EXPOSÉ — n. m. Récit d’un ou de plusieurs faits et des circonstances qui les ont accompagnés. Dans ce mémoire, l’exposé des faits n’est pas exact. Exposé sommaire, rapide, succinct. Un simple exposé. Faire un exposé. Il signifie aussi Compte rendu ou… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 36Exposé — Эта статья о компьютерной технологии; о серии телесериала см.: Разоблачение («Остаться в живых»). Exposé  (рус. экспозиция) технология (др. словами: функция, программа) Apple для Mac OS X, позволяющая временно переместить мешающие окна или… …

    Википедия

  • 37expose — ex|pose [ ık spouz ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to fail to protect someone or something from something harmful or dangerous: expose someone/something to something: Many of the soldiers had been exposed to radiation. Why do we still sunbathe when we… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 38expose — v. (D; refl., tr.) to expose to (to expose smb. to danger; exposed to the elements) * * * [ɪk spəʊz] to publish an expose (D; refl., tr.) to expose to (to expose smb. to danger; exposed to the elements) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 39expose — {{11}}expose (n.) also exposé, display of discreditable information, 1803, initially as a French word; pp. of Fr. exposer (see EXPOSE (Cf. expose) (v.)). Earliest use was in reference to Napoleon. {{12}}expose (v.) early 15c., to leave without… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 40expose — /əkˈspoʊz / (say uhk spohz), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) (exposed, exposing) 1. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one s character to attack. 2. to lay open to something specified: to expose oneself… …