different between expose vs statement

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)

2. (transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to.
4. (transitive) To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image.
5. (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.

6. 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.
7. (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.

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

1. first-person singular present indicative of exposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of exposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of exposer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of exposer
5. second-person singular imperative of exposer

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ste?tm(?)nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ste?tm?nt/
• Rhymes: -e?tm?nt
• Hyphenation: state?ment

Etymology 1

From state +? -ment.

Noun

statement (plural statements)

1. A declaration or remark.
2. A presentation of opinion or position.
3. (finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.

4. (computing) An instruction in a computer program.
   • 1989, M. K. Roy, Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar, COBOL Programming (page 174)

     However, it is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure that the control ultimately reaches the last statement of the range.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:statement

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented.

Verb

statement (third-person singular simple present statements, present participle statementing, simple past and past participle statemented)

1. (transitive) To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

See also

• Special education in England on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• statement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• statement in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• tentmates, testament