expose
English
/ɪkˈspəʊz/, /ɪkˈspoʊz/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to.
- (transitive) To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image.
- (transitive) To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness.
- To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance like an allergen, ozone, nicotine, solvent, or to any other stress, in order to test the reaction, resistance, etc.
- (computing) To make available to other parts of a program, or to other programs.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French exposer (set forth, lay open) derived from Latin expōnō (I expose, set forth) derived from Old French espondre (set forth, explain).
Origin
Old French
espondre
Gloss
set forth, explain
Concept
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Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- antiexposure English
- autoexpose English
- autoexposure English
- chemoexposure English
- coexpose English
- coexposure English
- cryoexposure English
- exposable English
- exposal English
- exposer English
- exposest English
- exposeth English
- exposome English
- exposomics English
- exposure English
- expound English
- inexposure English
- multiexposure English
- overexpose English
- overexposure English
- photoexposure English
- postexposure English
- preexposure English
- reexpose English
- reexposure English
- underexpose English
- underexposure English
- exponere, expono Latin
- expōnere Latin
- expōnō Latin
- expōnō, expono, expōnere Latin
- exponál Hungarian
- exposer French
- espondre Old French
- exposar Catalan, Valencian
- exposer Middle French
- spun Aromanian