expose

to show, make visible or apparent

expose to light, of photographic film

reveal to view as by removing a cover

put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body

“The man exposed himself in the subway”

the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

“he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government”

expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas

abandon by leaving out in the open air

“The infant was exposed by the teenage mother”

expose or make accessible to some action or influence

“expose the blanket to sunshine”