vt, ex*posed  ex*pos*ing  1  :  to make liable to or accessible to something (as a disease or environmental conditions) that may have a detrimental effect <children exposed to diphtheria>   2  :  to lay open to view: as  a  :  to conduct (oneself) as an exhibitionist  b  :  to reveal (a bodily part) esp. by dissection .
 
 
 
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