expose

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).
  2. (transitive) To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image.
  3. (transitive) To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness.
  4. To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance like an allergen, ozone, nicotine, solvent, or to any other stress, in order to test the reaction, resistance, etc.
  5. (transitive) To make available to other parts of a program, or to other programs.

Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɪkˈspəʊz/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Middle French exposer (“to lay open, set forth”), from Latin expōnō (“set forth”), with contamination from poser (“to lay, place”). Doublet of expone and expound (via Old French espondre (“to set forth, explain”)), from the same Latin term.

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