expose

US /ɪkˈspoʊz/

UK /ɪk'spəʊz/

A2

verb

  • To make visible, without covering or protection
  • To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
  • To be talked about in the media
  • To make a secret known to the public
  • To experience something, often a harmful thing
  • To uncover; to reveal.
  • To leave unprotected; to make vulnerable.

noun

  • News article revealing secret information

Examples

She lifted her chin in a gesture that deliberately exposed the line of her throat.

a report which clearly exposes the weakness of the government's economic policy