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verb / noun

expose

ik-SPOHZ/ɪkˈspəʊz/

To make hidden information known.

The lifted cloth exposes which sculpture has been hidden beneath it.

Woman lifts opaque cloth from table to reveal a hidden sculpture, clear before concealed and now visible.
Etymology
exLatinforth
+poseLatinto put, place

To “put forth” something is to lay it open to view. That image connects displaying something openly with revealing what had been hidden or concealed.

In context

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More examples

  • Leaked emails exposed the company's plan to hide its losses.
  • She refuses to expose her friend's secret.
  • The newspaper publishes an exposé of unsafe factory conditions.

Forms

expose · exposes · exposed · exposing · exposé · exposés

exposure noun — The revealing of hidden facts or misconduct.

Similar words

reveal
Means making something known, without necessarily suggesting wrongdoing.
disclose
Often means formally sharing private or previously withheld information.
uncover
Emphasizes discovering hidden facts rather than making them public.