expose

/ɪkˈspəʊz/ verb [T]

Translation

HIDDEN THING › to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen

açığa/meydana çıkarmak

He removed the bandage to expose the wound. Our bodies need to be exposed to sunlight in order to make vitamin D.1981

BAD THING › to make public something bad or something that is not honest

foyasını ortaya dökmek, açığa vurmak, ortaya çıkarmak

The review exposed widespread corruption in the police force.1151

be exposed to sth › to experience something or be affected by something because you are in a particular situation or place

maruz kalmak, etkilenmek

It was the first time I'd been exposed to violence.925

PHOTOGRAPHY › to allow light to reach a piece of camera film in order to produce a photograph

ışığa tutmak

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(Definition of expose verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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