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overexpose

[ oh-ver-ik-spohz ]

verb (used with object)

overexposed, overexposing.
  1. to expose too much, as to the sun, cold, or light rays (often used reflexively):

    Be careful of overexposing yourself to the sun.

  2. Photography. to expose (a film or the like) to too much light.


overexpose

/ ˌəʊəɪˈəʊ /

verb

  1. to expose too much or for too long
  2. photog to expose (a film, plate, or paper) for too long a period or with too bright a light
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZˈDzܰ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overexpose1

First recorded in 1865–70; over- + expose
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"We need to stop inadvertently overexposing elite female athletes," said Hilborne.

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“Their brains are underdeveloped and overexposed,” Grant said, “so parents also have to be very mindful.”

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And he was a sort of super funny comic, and he was always very stylish and tasteful, and he also didn’t overexpose himself in terms of social media.

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He writes that the series’ producers dissuaded him from pursuing ancillary Urkel opportunities lest he become “overexposed.”

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What is the cause of this endless fixation on what in some respects is a musty, overlong and overexposed classic?

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