reveal vs expose

reveal is not a noun while expose is a noun.

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

As verbs, reveal and expose are synonyms defined as:

reveal and 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

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

As verbs, expose is a hyponym of reveal; that is, expose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reveal:

Other hyponyms of reveal include disclose, uncover, excavate, unearth, trot out, unfold.

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

reveal: disclose directly or through prophets
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

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

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

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