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expose vs come out

come out vs expose

expose is a noun but come out is not a noun.

expose and come out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expose Yes No Yes No
come out No No Yes No
As verbs, come out is a hyponym of expose; that is, come out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expose:
  • expose: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  • come out: to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
Other hyponyms of expose include blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out of the closet, out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, leak, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle, reveal.
expose (noun) come out (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
expose (verb) come out (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air appear or become visible; make a showing
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas be issued or published
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret break out
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position come out of
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
to show, make visible or apparent be made known; be disclosed or revealed
expose to light, of photographic film to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
expose or make accessible to some action or influence bulge outward
reveal to view as by removing a cover make oneself visible; take action
drop out
result or end
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