expose vs abandon

abandon vs expose

expose and abandon both are nouns.

expose and abandon both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of expose include desert, desolate, forsake.

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

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