abandon vs expose

expose vs abandon

abandon and expose both are nouns.

abandon and expose both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abandon	Yes	No	Yes	No
expose	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, expose is a hyponym of abandon; that is, expose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than abandon:

abandon: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
expose: abandon by leaving out in the open air

Other hyponyms of abandon include walk out, ditch, maroon, strand.

abandon (noun)	expose (noun)
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

abandon (verb)	expose (verb)
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch	abandon by leaving out in the open air
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
leave behind empty; move out of	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
forsake, leave behind	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
give up with the intent of never claiming again	remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
	to show, make visible or apparent
	expose to light, of photographic film
	expose or make accessible to some action or influence
	reveal to view as by removing a cover

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