expose · verb
Meanings and examples
To reveal something that was hidden, especially wrongdoing or a serious problem.
The investigation exposed serious weaknesses in the company's safety procedures.
A local journalist exposed the misleading claims made in the advertisement.
The mistake exposed a gap in our understanding of the original instructions.
She hoped that publishing the documents would expose how the decision was made.
Forms
- expose base form
- exposes third-person singular present
- exposed past tense; past participle
- exposing present participle