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expose
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French exposer (“to lay open, set forth”), from Latin exp?n? (“set forth”), with contamination from poser (“to lay, place”). Doublet of expound, via Old French espondre (“to set forth, explain”), from the same Latin term.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?sp??z/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?spo?z/, /?k?spo?z/
- Rhymes: -??z
Verb
expose (third-person singular simple present exposes, present participle exposing, simple past and past participle exposed)
- (transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to.
- (transitive) To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image.
- (transitive) To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness.
- 1893, Fridtjof Nansen, Eskimo Life, page 152:
- This they do, as a rule, by exposing the child or throwing it into the sea.
- 1893, Fridtjof Nansen, Eskimo Life, page 152:
- To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance like an allergen, ozone, nicotine, solvent, or to any other stress, in order to test the reaction, resistance, etc.
- (computing, transitive) To make available to other parts of a program, or to other programs.
- 2000, Robert C. Martin, More C++ Gems (page 266)
- In the OO world, the word is to hide the structure of the data, and expose only functionality. OO designers expose an object to the world in terms of the services it provides.
- 2000, Robert C. Martin, More C++ Gems (page 266)
Synonyms
- (to reveal): bare, nake; see Thesaurus:reveal
- (a hidden aspect of one's character): bewray
- (to remove clothing): doff; see Thesaurus:undress
Derived terms
- expose oneself
- exposure
- exposition
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k.spoz/
Verb
expose
- first-person singular present indicative of exposer
- third-person singular present indicative of exposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of exposer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of exposer
- second-person singular imperative of exposer
expose From the web:
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- what exposed mean
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libel
English
Etymology
From Old French libelle, from Latin libellus (“petition”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: l??b?l, IPA(key): /?la?b?l/
- Rhymes: -a?b?l
Noun
libel (countable and uncountable, plural libels)
- (countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
- (uncountable) The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.
- (countable) Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
- (law, countable) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.
- 1873, United States Supreme Court, The Rio Grande, 86 U.S. 178,179
- These provisions of law being in force, the steamer Rio Grande, owned, as was alleged, by persons in Mexico, being in the port of Mobile, in the Southern District of Alabama, certain materialmen, on the 26th of November, 1867, filed separate libels against her in the district court for the said district.
- 1873, United States Supreme Court, The Rio Grande, 86 U.S. 178,179
- (countable) A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- 1382–1395, John Wycliffe et al. (translators), Matthew verse 31
- a libel of forsaking [divorcement]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:slander
Usage notes
In common usage, the noun and verb is particularly used where the defamatory writing meets the legal definition of libel in a particular jurisdiction.
Translations
Verb
libel (third-person singular simple present libels, present participle (UK) libelling or (US) libeling, simple past and past participle (UK) libelled or (US) libeled)
- (transitive) To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
- He libelled her when he published that.
- (law) To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:defame
Translations
Derived terms
See also
- defamation
- defame
- slander
Anagrams
- Belli, I'll be, Ibell, Liebl
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li?b?l/
- Hyphenation: li?bel
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin libella or libellula.
Noun
libel f (plural libellen, diminutive libelletje n)
- dragonfly, insect of the infraorder Anisoptera
- dragonfly or damselfly, insect of the order Odonata
Alternative forms
- libelle
Hyponyms
- (insect of the order Odonata): beekjuffer, breedscheenjuffer, pantserjuffer, waterjuffer, winterjuffer
Etymology 2
From Latin libellus, diminutive of liber (“book”).
Noun
libel n (plural libellen, diminutive libelletje n)
- booklet, notably a libel (defamatory writing)
Synonyms
- schotschrift
- smaadschrift
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Latin libella.
Noun
libel f (plural libellen, diminutive libelletje n)
- A vial of a level.
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
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