come out of the closet vs expose

come out of the closet is not a noun while expose is a noun.

come out of the closet and expose both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
come out of the closet	No	No	Yes	No
expose	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, expose is a hypernym of come out of the closet; that is, expose is a word with a broader meaning than come out of the closet:

come out of the closet: 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 of the closet include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

come out of the closet (noun)	expose (noun)
	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

come out of the closet (verb)	expose (verb)
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality	abandon by leaving out in the open air
	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
	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

come out of the closet vs expose

come out of the closet is not a noun while expose is a noun.

come out of the closet and expose both are verbs.

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