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expose vs come out of the closet

come out of the closet vs expose

expose is a noun but come out of the closet is not a noun.

expose and come out of the closet both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expose Yes No Yes No
come out of the closet No No Yes No
As verbs, come out of the closet is a hyponym of expose; that is, come out of the closet 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 of the closet: to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
Other hyponyms of expose include blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out, 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 of the closet (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
expose (verb) come out of the closet (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
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
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