expose – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to expose
Participle: exposed
Gerund: exposing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Subjunctive

Conditional

Imperative

you	expose
we	Let's expose
you	expose

Indicative

Conditional

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to reveal

bewray, divulge, reveal, unfold

to remove clothing

undress

to tell something (especially a secret) so that it may become generally known

bewray, bring to light, disclose, divulge, let on, let out, let the cat out of the bag, make known, out, reveal, spill one's guts, spill the beans, tell

to show and display that which was hidden

bare, bewray, lay bare, nake, open, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unfold, unveil

jeopardize

endanger, imperil, subject

bare

report, unwrap, show, display, reveal, exhibit, uncover, unmask

disclose

betray, debunk, discover, muckrake

Antonyms

disclose

withhold, hide, mask, cover

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1474, "to leave without shelter or defense," from M.Fr. exposer "lay open, set forth," from L. exponere "set forth" (see expound), altered by confusion with poser "to place, lay down" (see pose). The use of exposure in the sense of "situation with regard to sun or weather" is from 1664. Exposé "display of discreditable information" was introduced 1803 as a Fr. word (it is the pp. of Fr. exposer); earliest use was in ref. to Napoleon.
2. From Middle English exposen, from Old French exposer (“to lay open, set forth”), from Latin expōnō (“set forth”), with contamination from poser (“to lay, place”). Doublet of expone and expound (via Old French espondre (“to set forth, explain”)), from the same Latin term. See: Latin 'expōnō', Old French 'espondre'.

Verbs referencing "expose"

Indonesian ekspos.

Sample Sentences