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expose vs unveil

unveil vs expose

expose is a noun but unveil is not a noun.

expose and unveil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expose Yes No Yes No
unveil No No Yes No
As verbs, unveil is a hyponym of expose; that is, unveil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expose:
  • expose: remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
  • unveil: remove the veil from
Other hyponyms of expose include undo, unwrap, undrape, unclothe, bare, unmask.
As verbs, unveil is a hypernym of expose; that is, unveil is a word with a broader meaning than expose:
  • expose: reveal to view as by removing a cover
  • unveil: make manifest
Other hypernyms of expose include bring out, reveal.
expose (noun) unveil (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
expose (verb) unveil (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air remove the veil from
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas remove the cover from
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret make manifest
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 unveil

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