expose vs compromise

compromise vs expose

expose and compromise both are nouns.

expose and compromise both are verbs.

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

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

expose: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
compromise: expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute

expose (noun)	compromise (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud	a middle way between two extremes
	an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

expose (verb)	compromise (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air	settle by concession
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas	make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
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 or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
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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