gibbet vs expose

expose vs gibbet

gibbet and expose both are nouns.

gibbet and expose both are verbs.

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

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

gibbet: expose to ridicule or public scorn
expose: to show, make visible or apparent

Other hypernyms of gibbet include display, exhibit.

gibbet (noun)	expose (noun)
alternative terms for gallows	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

gibbet (verb)	expose (verb)
hang on an execution instrument	abandon by leaving out in the open air
expose to ridicule or public scorn	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
	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

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