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- pronunciation:
- ihk
spoz
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
exposes, exposing, exposed |
| definition 1: |
When you expose something, you make it visible by taking the covering off it. If you take off the carpet in a room, you will expose the floor.
If you expose your skin for too long on a sunny day, you can get a bad sunburn.- synonyms:
- bare, reveal, uncover
- antonyms:
- cover, hide
- similar words:
- break, subject
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| definition 2: |
When you expose something to some kind of danger, you make it possible for something bad to happen to it by not covering it or protecting it.
Walking barefoot exposes your feet to the danger of sharp objects.- synonyms:
- subject
- antonyms:
- cover, protect, shelter, shield
- similar words:
- endanger, risk
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| definition 3: |
If your teacher exposes you to new things, they show you things that you might not have seen before or that you might not get a chance to see without the teacher presenting them to you.
The teacher took her class to the museum because she wanted to expose them to the world of painting and sculpture.Joe's parents took him and his sister on a long trip through Spain because they wanted to expose them to another language and culture.Mrs. Neal won't let her children watch certain movies because she doesn't want to expose them to scenes of violence.- synonyms:
- introduce
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| definition 4: |
When people take photographs with a film camera, they allow light into their camera which hits the film and creates an image. When people allow light into their camera, what they are doing is exposing their film to the light.
The photographer exposed his film a little too long. That's why the image is too bright.- similar words:
- develop
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| related words: |
catch, display, illuminate, reflect, show |
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