v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exposed p. pr. & vb. n. Exposing. ] [ F. exposer; pref. ex- (L. ex out)+poser to place. See Pose, v. t. ] 1. To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those who seek truth only, freely expose their principles to the test, and are pleased to have them examined. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may affect, especially detrimentally; to make liable; as, to expose one's self to the heat of the sun, or to cold, insult, danger, or ridicule; to expose an army to destruction or defeat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To deprive of concealment; to discover; to lay open to public inspection, or bring to public notice, as a thing that shuns publicity, something criminal, shameful, or the like; as, to expose the faults of a neighbor. [ 1913 Webster ]

You only expose the follies of men, without arraigning their vices. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of; to lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making public the character or arts of; as, to expose a cheat, liar, or hypocrite. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., prop. p. p. of exposer. See Expose, v. t. ] A formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or revelation, of something which some one wished to keep concealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. with no protection or shield; as, the exposed northeast frontier.
Syn. -- open. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. visible due to absence of clothing at that point; -- of body parts.
Syn. -- uncovered, bare. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. The state of being exposed, laid open, or unprotected; as, an exposedness to sin or temptation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who exposes or discloses. [ 1913 Webster ]