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to expose to public ridicule

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  • hold up to public ridicule — index expose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • expose — ex·pose vt ex·posed, ex·pos·ing 1: to subject to risk from a harmful action or condition: as a: to make (one) open to liability or financial loss b: to leave (a child) uncared for and lacking shelter from the elements 2: to cause to be visible or …   Law dictionary

  • expose — ex|pose W3 [ıkˈspəuz US ˈspouz] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(show)¦ 2¦(to something dangerous)¦ 3¦(tell the truth)¦ 4¦(see/experience)¦ 5 expose yourself 6¦(photograph)¦ 7¦(feelings)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: exposer, f …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • expose — verb (T) 1 SHOW to show something that is usually covered: The wolf opened its mouth to expose a row of sharp white teeth. | expose sth to sth: Wounds that are exposed to the air heal more quickly. 2 TO STH DANGEROUS to put someone in a harmful… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Expose — Ex*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exposing}.] [F. exposer; pref. ex (L. ex out)+poser to place. See {Pose}, v. t.] 1. To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expose — /əkˈspoʊz / (say uhk spohz), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) (exposed, exposing) 1. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one s character to attack. 2. to lay open to something specified: to expose oneself… …  

  • ridicule — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ public VERB + RIDICULE ▪ attract (esp. BrE), receive ▪ expose sb/sth to, hold sb/sth up to, treat sb/sth with …   Collocations dictionary

  • expose — exposable, adj. exposability, n. exposer, n. /ik spohz /, v.t., exposed, exposing. 1. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one s character to attack. 2. to lay open to something specified: to expose… …   Universalium

  • Pillory — The pillory was a device used in punishment by public humiliation and often additional, sometimes lethal, physical abuse.The word is documented in English since 1274 (attested in Anglo Latin from c.1189), and stems from Old French pellori (1168;… …   Wikipedia

  • pil|lo|ry — «PIHL uhr ee», noun, plural ries, verb, ried, ry|ing. –n. 1. a frame of wood erected on a post, with holes through which a person s head and hands were put. The pillory was formerly used as a punishment, being set up in a public place where the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pillory — /ˈpɪləri / (say piluhree) noun (plural pillories) 1. a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used to expose an offender to public derision. –verb (t) (pilloried, pillorying) 2. to set in the pillory. 3.… …  

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