expose vs reveal

expose is a noun but reveal is not a noun.

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

As verbs, expose and reveal are synonyms defined as:

expose and reveal: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Other synonyms of expose include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, give away, let on, let out, uncover, unwrap.

As verbs, reveal is a hyponym of expose; that is, reveal 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
reveal: disclose directly or through prophets

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

Other hypernyms of expose include bring out, unveil.

expose (noun)	reveal (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

expose (verb)	reveal (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air	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 while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas	make manifest
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	disclose directly or through prophets
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