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expose

v.

To uncover
disclose, show, show up, present, prove, reveal, air, exhibit, unmask, debunk, lay open, lay bare, bring to light, open, unearth, dig up, smoke out, drag before the public, give away, detect, betray, divulge, make known, muckrake, bring into view, bare, unveil, unseal, unroll, unfold, unwrap, untie, drag through the mud*, paint in its true color*, put the finger on*, blow the lid off*, blow wide open*; see also reveal 1.
To endeavor to attract attention
exhibit, show off, bare, flash*; see display 1.
To open to danger
lay open to, subject to, imperil; see endanger. See syn. study at show.

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verb

To lay open, as to something undesirable or injurious:
subject. Idiom: open the door to. See protection
To make visible; bring to view:
bare, disclose, display, reveal, show, unclothe, uncover, unmask, unveil. (Archaic) discover. Idioms: bring to light, lay open, make plain. See show
To make bare:
bare, denude, disrobe, divest, strip¹, uncover. See put on
To make a public and usually ostentatious show of:
brandish, display, disport, exhibit, flash, flaunt, parade, show (off), sport. See show
To disclose in a breach of confidence:
betray, blab, divulge, give away, let out, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil. (Informal) spill. (Archaic) discover. Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all. See show