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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

esporre

Pronunciation / Transliteration: esˈporre

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Expose/ɪkˈspoʊz/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'artista ha deciso di esporre il suo ultimo lavoro in galleria."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To make something visible by uncovering it.

    "The artist decided to expose her latest work at the gallery."
  2. 2

    To reveal or disclose something, often something hidden or secret.

    "The investigation aimed to expose the corruption within the organization."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb exponere, combining ex- (out) and ponere (to place or put), entering Middle English via Old French exponer. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from physically putting something out to view into revealing hidden secrets, wrongdoings, or vulnerabilities.

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