expose meaning
expose :
to show, to reveal
Verb
▪ The sun can expose your skin to damage.
▪ The sun can show your skin to damage.
▪ The report exposed the truth.
▪ The report revealed the truth.
paraphrasing
▪ reveal – to show something hidden
▪ uncover – to take the cover off
▪ disclose – to make known
▪ unveil – to show or reveal
Pronunciation
expose [ɪkˈspoʊz]
The stress is on 'pose' and sounds like 'ik-spohz'.
Common phrases and grammar about expose
expose - Common meaning
Verb
to show, to reveal
Part of Speech Changes for "expose"
▪ exposure (noun) – the state of being exposed
▪ exposed (adjective) – shown or revealed
Common Expressions with "expose"
▪ expose the truth – to reveal the truth
▪ expose a secret – to show a secret
▪ expose to danger – to show to danger
▪ expose someone to risk – to show someone to risk
Important examples of expose in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, expose often means to reveal or make something known.
Example of a confusing word: impose (to enforce)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Expose is often used in grammar questions to show the action of making something visible or known.
expose
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
expose to the elements
'to be left unprotected in the weather'.
expose the elephant in the room
means 'to reveal a big issue everyone knows but ignores'.
Differences between similar words and expose
expose
,
reveal
differences
Expose is used to show or reveal something hidden, while reveal often means to show something for the first time.
expose
,
uncover
differences
Expose means to show something hidden, while uncover means to remove a cover to show something.
Words with the same origin as expose
The origin of expose
expose comes from the Latin 'exponere', which first meant 'to put out' and then came to mean 'to reveal'.
Word structure
It has the prefix ex (out), root pos (to place), and means 'to place out'.
Words with the same origin
The root of expose is pos (to place). Words with the same root include position (a place), deposit (to put down), and compose (to put together).
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