Added 9 October 2026
expose
/ɪkˈspəʊz/ noun
In Latin: discooperio Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about expose at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The exposure of an impostor or a fraud.
he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
verb
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Expose or make accessible to some action or influence.
Expose your students to art
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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
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To show, make visible or apparent.
The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month
Origin
From Middle English exposen, from Old French exposer (“to lay open, set forth”), from Latin expōnō (“set forth”), with contamination from poser (“to lay, place”). Doublet of expone and expound (via Old French espondre (“to set forth, explain”)), from the same Latin term.
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