expose

verb

• 1make (something) visible by uncovering it:at low tide the sands are exposed
• (as adjective exposed) unprotected, especially from the weather:the coast is very exposed to the south-west
• (often expose someone to) cause someone to be vulnerable or at risk:many newcomers are exposing themselves to injury
• (expose someone to) introduce someone to (a subject or area of knowledge):students were exposed to statistics in high school
• (expose oneself) publicly and indecently display one’s genitals: police are hunting a man who exposed himself to a schoolgirl
• leave (a child) in the open to die.

• 2reveal the true, objectionable nature of (someone or something):he has been exposed as a liar and a traitor
• make (something embarrassing or damaging) public:the situation exposed a conflict within the government

• 3subject (photographic film) to light when operating a camera: all over Europe, thousands of miles of film are exposed for holiday snaps