expose vs touch on

touch on vs expose

expose is a noun but touch on is not a noun.

expose and touch on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expose	Yes	No	Yes	No
touch on	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

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

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

expose (verb)	touch on (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas	have an effect upon
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	refer to or discuss briefly
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position	be relevant to
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 touch on

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