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come out vs expose

expose vs come out

come out is not a noun while expose is a noun.

come out and expose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
come out No No Yes No
expose Yes No Yes No
As verbs, expose is a hypernym of come out; that is, expose is a word with a broader meaning than come out:
  • come out: to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
  • expose: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Other hypernyms of come out include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.
come out (noun) expose (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
come out (verb) expose (verb)
appear or become visible; make a showing abandon by leaving out in the open air
be issued or published expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
break out make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
come out of put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
be made known; be disclosed or revealed to show, make visible or apparent
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality expose to light, of photographic film
bulge outward expose or make accessible to some action or influence
make oneself visible; take action reveal to view as by removing a cover
drop out
result or end
Difference between come out and expose

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