expose vs aerate

expose is a noun but aerate is not a noun.

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

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

Other hyponyms of expose include ventilate, insolate, solarise, solarize, sun, air, air out, overexpose, underexpose.

expose (noun)	aerate (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

expose (verb)	aerate (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air	aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas	impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	expose to fresh air
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