expose vs bear upon

bear upon vs expose

expose is a noun but bear upon is not a noun.

expose and bear upon both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expose	Yes	No	Yes	No
bear upon	No	No	Yes	No

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

expose: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
bear upon: have an effect upon

Other hypernyms of expose include affect, bear on, impact, touch, touch on.

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

expose (verb)	bear upon (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air	have an effect upon
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

Difference between expose and bear upon

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