expor

• expoñer

Learned borrowing from Latin expōnere, present active infinitive of expōnō.

expor (first-person singular present expoño, first-person singular preterite expuxen, past participle exposto)
expor (first-person singular present exponho, first-person singular preterite expugem or expus, past participle exposto, reintegrationist norm)

1. to expose
2. to exhibit

While expoñer is the more widespread form of this verb, some Galician-speaking regions favor the form expor and the correspondingly different conjugation.

Learned borrowing from Latin expōnere.

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
• Hyphenation: ex‧por

expor (first-person singular present exponho, first-person singular preterite expus, past participle exposto)

1. to expose (to uncover; to make visible)

   Synonym: exibir

   Feridas abertas não devem ser expostas.

   Open wounds must not be exposed.

2. to expose (to make something public)

   O esquema será exposto.

   The scheme will be exposed.

3. to expose to the elements (outdoor weather)

   Gripados não podem se expor.

   People with a cold can’t expose themselves to the elements.

4. to exhibit (to display at an exhibition)

   Pintores gostam de expor seus quadros.

   Painters like to exhibit their paintings.

5. to subject (to cause to undergo a particular experience)

   Synonym: sujeitar

   Se contarmos a história, elas serão expostas à humilhação.

   If we tell the story, they will be subjected to humiliation.

• exposição
• expositor
• exposto