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expose vs overexpose

overexpose vs expose

expose is a noun but overexpose is not a noun.

expose and overexpose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expose Yes No Yes No
overexpose No No Yes No
As verbs, overexpose is a hyponym of expose; that is, overexpose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expose:
  • expose: expose to light, of photographic film
  • overexpose: expose to too much light
Other hyponyms of expose include underexpose.
As verbs, overexpose is a hyponym of expose; that is, overexpose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expose:
  • expose: expose or make accessible to some action or influence
  • overexpose: expose excessively
Other hyponyms of expose include ventilate, insolate, solarise, solarize, sun, aerate, air, air out, underexpose.
expose (noun) overexpose (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
expose (verb) overexpose (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air expose excessively
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas expose to too much light
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 overexpose

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