Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
Type of:
exposure
verb
Sense 2
Type of:
subject
Derived:
exposure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 3
"Expose your students to art"
"expose the blanket to sunshine"
Type of:
subject
Derived:
exposure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 4
"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"
Type of:
show
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"
"After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"
Derived:
exposure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 6
Kinds of:
compromise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 7
"The physicist debunked the psychic''s claims"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
"The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"
Kinds of:
face
Derived:
exposure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 9
"uncover your belly"
"The man exposed himself in the subway"
Opposites:
cover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 10
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"
"The actress won''t reveal how old she is"
"bring"
Type of:
tell
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
77
Times Searched
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