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expose vs affect

affect vs expose

expose and affect both are nouns.

expose and affect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expose Yes No Yes No
affect Yes No Yes No
As verbs, affect is a hypernym of expose; that is, affect is a word with a broader meaning than expose:
  • expose: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
  • affect: have an effect upon
Other hypernyms of expose include bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on.
expose (noun) affect (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
expose (verb) affect (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air act physically on; have an effect upon
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas have an effect upon
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret make believe with the intent to deceive
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body connect closely and often incriminatingly
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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