expose
expose (ĭk-spōzʹ) verb, transitive
exposed, exposing, exposes
1. a. To subject or allow to be subjected to an action or an influence: exposed themselves to disease; exposed their children to classical music. b. To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
2. To make visible: Cleaning exposed the grain of the wood. See synonyms at show.
3. a. To make known (something discreditable). b. To reveal the guilt or wrongdoing of: expose a criminal. See synonyms at reveal1.
4. a. To deprive of shelter or protection. b. To subject to needless risk: an officer who exposed the troops to enemy crossfire.
[Middle English exposen, from Old French exposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place). See pose1, of Latin expōnere, to set forth. See expound.]
exposʹer noun