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Antonyms for exposing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ik-spohz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈspoʊz |
Definition of exposing
Origin :- early 15c., "to leave without shelter or defense," from Middle French exposer "lay open, set forth" (13c.), from Latin exponere "set forth" (see expound), altered by confusion with poser "to place, lay down" (see pose (v.1)). Meaning "to exhibit openly" is from 1620s; that of "to unmask" is from 1690s. Photographic sense is from 1839. Related: Exposed; exposes; exposing.
- verb reveal
- verb subject to danger
- Robert was fully aware that he was exposing himself to a horrible death.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- She unfastened her dress, exposing her breast, and lifted her arms, bare to the elbow.
- Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
- He was exposing himself in most audacious fashion, as was his wont.
- Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
- Exposing himself would not do now, because the other was too near by this time.
- Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
- But are you aware that you are exposing me to the danger of losing my life or taking his?
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- Exposing himself would not do now because the other was too near by this time.
- Extract from : « The Point Of Honor » by Joseph Conrad
- Not in the least, if there be any reason for exposing myself to it.
- Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
- He lay on his side, exposing the wound, which was clotted with blood.
- Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
- The covering dropped from the shoulder, exposing the brilliant scar.
- Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
- You may easily conceive what reasons I have to fear the exposing myself to it.
- Extract from : « Perils and Captivity » by Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
Synonyms for exposing
- advertise
- air
- bare
- betray
- brandish
- bring to light
- broadcast
- crack
- debunk
- denude
- dig up
- disclose
- display
- disport
- divulge
- endanger
- exhibit
- feature
- flash
- flaunt
- give away
- hazard
- imperil
- jeopardize
- lay bare
- lay open
- leak
- leave open
- let cat out of bag
- let out
- make known
- make liable
- make vulnerable
- manifest
- open
- open to view
- parade
- peril
- present
- prove
- publish
- put in harm's way
- put on view
- report
- risk
- show
- show off
- smoke out
- spill
- streak
- tip off
- trot out
- unclothe
- uncover
- unearth
- unfold
- unmask
- unshroud
- unveil
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