expose vs impact

impact vs expose

expose and impact both are nouns.

expose and impact both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

expose (noun)	impact (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud	influencing strongly
	the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
	the striking of one body against another
	a forceful consequence; a strong effect

expose (verb)	impact (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air	have an effect upon
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas	press or wedge together; pack together
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 impact

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