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EXPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. expositum, from expono; ex and pono, to place. The radical sense of pono is to set or place, or rather to throw or thrust down. To expose is to set or throw open, or to thrust forth.] 1. To lay open; to set to public view; to disclose; to uncover or draw from concealment; as, to expose the secret artifices of a court; to expose a plan or design.2. To make bare; to uncover; to remove from any thing that which guards or protects; as, to expose the head or the breast to the air.3. To remove from shelter; to place in a situation to be affected or acted on; as, to expose one's self to violent heat.4. To lay open to attack, by any means; as, to expose an army or garrison.5. To make liable; to subject; as, to expose one's self to pain, grief or toil; to expose one's self to insult.6. To put in the power of; as, to expose one's self to the seas.7. To lay open to censure, ridicule or contempt.A fool might once himself alone expose.8. To lay open, in almost any manner; as, to expose one's self to examination or scrutiny.9. To put in danger. The good soldier never shrinks from exposing himself, when duty requires it. 10. To cast out to chance; to place abroad, or in a situation unprotected. Some nations expose their children. 11. To lay open; to make public. Be careful not unnecessarily to expose the faults of a neighbor. 12. To offer; to place in a situation to invite purchasers; as, to expose goods to sale. 13. To offer to inspection; as, to expose paintings in a gallery.
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EXPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. expositum, from expono; ex and pono, to place. The radical sense of pono is to set or place, or rather to throw or thrust down. To expose is to set or throw open, or to thrust forth.] 1. To lay open; to set to public view; to disclose; to uncover or draw from concealment; as, to expose the secret artifices of a court; to expose a plan or design.2. To make bare; to uncover; to remove from any thing that which guards or protects; as, to expose the head or the breast to the air.3. To remove from shelter; to place in a situation to be affected or acted on; as, to expose one's self to violent heat.4. To lay open to attack, by any means; as, to expose an army or garrison.5. To make liable; to subject; as, to expose one's self to pain, grief or toil; to expose one's self to insult.6. To put in the power of; as, to expose one's self to the seas.7. To lay open to censure, ridicule or contempt.A fool might once himself alone expose.8. To lay open, in almost any manner; as, to expose one's self to examination or scrutiny.9. To put in danger. The good soldier never shrinks from exposing himself, when duty requires it. 10. To cast out to chance; to place abroad, or in a situation unprotected. Some nations expose their children. 11. To lay open; to make public. Be careful not unnecessarily to expose the faults of a neighbor. 12. To offer; to place in a situation to invite purchasers; as, to expose goods to sale. 13. To offer to inspection; as, to expose paintings in a gallery. |
EX-PO-SE', n. [expoza; Fr.]Exposition; recital of facts or reasons for explanation; a useless word.
EX-POSE, v.t. [s as z. Fr. exposer; L. expositum, from expono; ex and pono, to place; It. esporre, for exponere. The radical sense of pono is to set or place, or rather to throw or thrust down. To expose is to set or throw open, or to thrust forth.]- To lay open; to set to public view; to disclose; to uncover or draw from concealment; as, to expose the secret artifices of a court; to expose a plan or design.
- To make bare; to uncover; to remove from any thing that which guards or protects; as, to expose the head or the breast to the air.
- To remove from shelter; to place in a situation to be affected or acted on; as, to expose one's self to violent heat.
- To lay open to attack, by any means; as, to expose an army or garrison.
- To make liable; to subject; as, to expose one's self to pain, grief or toil; to expose one's self to insult.
- To put in the power of; as, to expose one's self to the seas.
- To lay open to censure, ridicule or contempt.
A fool might once himself alone expose. Pope.
- To lay open, in almost any manner; as, to expose one's self to examination or scrutiny.
- To put in danger. The good soldier never shrinks from exposing himself, when duty requires it.
- To cast out to chance; to place abroad, or in a situation unprotected. Some nations expose their children.
- To lay open; to make public. Be careful not unnecessarily to expose the faults of a neighbor.
- To offer; to place in a situation to invite purchasers; as, to expose goods to sale.
- To offer to inspection; as, to expose paintings in a gallery.
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Ex*pose"
- 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.
- A formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or
revelation, of something which some one wished to keep
concealed.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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Expose EXPO'SE, verb transitive s as z. [Latin expositum, from expono; ex and pono, to place. The radical sense of pono is to set or place, or rather to throw or thrust down. To expose is to set or throw open, or to thrust forth.] 1. To lay open; to set to public view; to disclose; to uncover or draw from concealment; as, to expose the secret artifices of a court; to expose a plan or design. 2. To make bare; to uncover; to remove from any thing that which guards or protects; as, to expose the head or the breast to the air. 3. To remove from shelter; to place in a situation to be affected or acted on; as, to expose one's self to violent heat. 4. To lay open to attack, by any means; as, to expose an army or garrison. 5. To make liable; to subject; as, to expose one's self to pain, grief or toil; to expose one's self to insult. 6. To put in the power of; as, to expose one's self to the seas. 7. To lay open to censure, ridicule or contempt. A fool might once himself alone expose 8. To lay open, in almost any manner; as, to expose one's self to examination or scrutiny. 9. To put in danger. The good soldier never shrinks from exposing himself, when duty requires it. 10. To cast out to chance; to place abroad, or in a situation unprotected. Some nations expose their children. 11. To lay open; to make public. Be careful not unnecessarily to expose the faults of a neighbor. 12. To offer; to place in a situation to invite purchasers; as, to expose goods to sale. 13. To offer to inspection; as, to expose paintings in a gallery. |
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