exposure - the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"

subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"

ventilate - expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"

insolate, sun, solarise, solarize - expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned"

aerate, air, air out - expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers"

overexpose - expose excessively; "As a child, I was overexposed to French movies"

underexpose - expose insufficiently; "The child was underexposed to language"

blackwash - bring (information) out of concealment

muckrake - explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking"

blow - cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"

out - reveal somebody else's homosexuality; "This actor was outed last week"

come out of the closet, out, come out - to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"

spring - produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

get around, get out, break - be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"

betray, bewray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"

confide - reveal in private; tell confidentially

leak - tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper"

babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk, sing - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"

tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"

reveal - disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"

open - display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

bring forth, produce - bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him"

hold up - hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration

bench - exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"

moon - expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience"

flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank, flash - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"

brandish - exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"

model - display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"

pose, posture, model, sit - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

pillory, gibbet - expose to ridicule or public scorn

unwrap, undo - remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel"

undrape - strip something of drapery

unclothe - take the covers off; "She unclothed her innermost feelings"

bare - lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings"

unmask - take the mask of; "unmask the imposter"

unveil - remove the veil from; "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies"

face - turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"

bring out, reveal, uncover, unveil - make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings"

affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

compromise - expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs

subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"

overexpose - expose to too much light; "the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image"

underexpose - expose to too little light; "The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark"

blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

uncloak, unmask - reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician"

desert, desolate, forsake, abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"