exposes

to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen:

The plaster on the walls has been removed to expose the original bricks underneath.

He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was exposed.

This photograph was under-/over-exposed (= too little/too much light was allowed to reach the film).

We decided to expose the wooden beams in the sitting room to give it a more old-fashioned feel.

More political scandals were exposed in the newspapers today.

to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen:

He had undone the buttons of his shirt, exposing an unsightly expanse of white flesh.

The movie is about a young police officer and his struggle to expose corruption in the force.

Embarrassing details of their private life were exposed to the public.

His comments in the interview could expose him to charges of perjury.

There had been an outbreak of the virus and healthcare workers had been exposed.