expose

	1. reveal, uncover, disclose; abandon
	2. v to make able to be seen; to leave without protection; to uncover The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricks underneath. He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was exposed (= could be seen) . The soldiers were exposed to (= left without protection against) considerable danger. It is feared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to (= left without protection against and harmed by) radiation. (figurative) His beliefs expose him to (= make him likely to experience) ridicule, but he won't give them up. The newspaper story exposed him as (= showed that he was) a liar. Investigators have exposed a plot to kill the president. When she went to college, Kate was exposed (= introduced) to a lot of new ideas. He was found guilty of exposing himself (= showing his sexual organs in public) to schoolgirls. This photograph was under-/over-exposed (= too little/too much light was allowed to reach the film) .
	3. n a public report of the facts about a situation, esp. one that is shocking or has been kept secret Today's newspaper contains a searing exposé of police corruption.