expose :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"

v. expose to light, of photographic film

v. abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"

uncover, expose

v. remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"

debunk, expose

v. expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"

disclose, expose

v. disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"

expose, exhibit, display

v. to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"

queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril

v. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

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unsheathe

v. draw from a sheath or scabbard; "the knight unsheathed his sword"

unmake, undo

v. deprive of certain characteristics

show

v. make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"

show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate

v. give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

express, show, evince

v. give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

show

v. finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"

unfold

v. open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"

unfurl, unroll

v. unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"

menace

v. act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"

risk, put on the line, lay on the line

v. expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"

theorize

v. form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"

undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

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cover

v. provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

blanket

v. form a blanket-like cover (over)

smother, asphyxiate, suffocate

v. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

smother

v. form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"

smother, surround

v. envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"

envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose

v. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

wrap

v. crash into so as to coil around; "The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"

veil

v. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

whitewash

v. cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"

bury

v. place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"

hide, conceal

v. prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

cloud

v. make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"

shade

v. pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"

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