compromise vs expose

expose vs compromise

compromise and expose both are nouns.

compromise and expose both are verbs.

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

As verbs, expose is a hypernym of compromise; that is, expose is a word with a broader meaning than compromise:

compromise: expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
expose: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

Other hypernyms of compromise include endanger, peril, queer, scupper.

compromise (noun)	expose (noun)
a middle way between two extremes	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

compromise (verb)	expose (verb)
settle by concession	abandon by leaving out in the open air
make a compromise; arrive at a compromise	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute	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

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