to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.

to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.

to lay open to something specified

to expose oneself to the influence of bad companions.

to uncover or bare to the air, cold, etc.

to expose one's head to the rain.

to present to view; exhibit; display

The storekeeper exposed his wares.

to make known, disclose, or reveal (intentions, secrets, etc.).

to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.)

to expose a swindler.

to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.).

to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child.

to subject, as to the action of something

to expose a photographic plate to light.

expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, esp. one's genitals

publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner.

verb

conceal , cover , hide , guard , protect , save , shield , dissemble , suppress , veil

verb

advertise , air , bare , betray , brandish , bring to light * , broadcast , crack , debunk , denude , dig up , disclose , display , disport , divulge , exhibit , feature , flash , flaunt , give away , lay bare , lay open * , leak , let cat out of bag , let out * , make known , manifest , open , open to view , parade , present , prove , publish , put on view , report , show , show off , smoke out , spill , streak , tip off , trot out * , unclothe , uncover , unearth , unfold , unmask , unshroud , unveil , endanger , hazard , imperil , jeopardize , leave open , make liable , make vulnerable , peril , put in harm’s way , risk , subject , disrobe , divest , strip , sport , blab , let out , reveal , tell , attack , denounce , denudate , discover

noun

apocalypse , disclosure , exposure