Ex*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exposed(?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Exposing.]
[F. exposer; pref. ex- (L. ex out)+poser to place. See
Pose, v. t.] 1. To set forth;
to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection.
Those who seek truth only, freely expose their principles to the test, and are pleased to have them examined.
Locke. 2. To lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may affect, especially
detrimentally; to make liable; as, to
expose one's self to the heat of the sun, or to cold, insult, danger, or ridicule; to expose an army to destruction or defeat.
Expose thyself to feel what
wretches feel.
Shak.
3. To deprive of concealment; to discover; to lay open to public inspection, or bring to public notice, as a thing that shuns publicity, something criminal, shameful, or the like; as,
to expose the faults of a neighbor.
You only expose the follies of men, without arraigning their
vices.
Dryden. 4. To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of;
to lay open
to general condemnation or contempt by making public the character or arts of; as, to expose a cheat, liar,
or hypocrite.
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