overexpose

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verb

To expose excessively.

Opposite
underexpose
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Meanings

verboverexpose (third-person singular simple present overexposes, present participle overexposing, simple past and past participle overexposed)

present singular third person overexposes · participle present overexposing · participle past overexposed · past overexposed

  1. To expose excessively.
  2. To provide excessive publicity or reporting regarding (a person, event, etc.).
  3. artsTo expose (film) to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbexpose to too much light

Opposite
underexpose
Broader
expose

verbexpose excessively

Opposite
underexpose
Broader
expose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From over- + expose.

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Translations

Bulgarian преекспонирам
  • преекспонирам (preeksponiram)in photography
French surexposer
  • surexposerin photography
German überbelichten
  • überbelichtenin photography
Hungarian túlexponál
  • túlexponálin photography
Polish prześwietlać, prześwietlić
  • prześwietlaćin photography
  • prześwietlićin photography
Portuguese sobre-expor
  • sobre-exporin photography
Cite this entry
APA

overexpose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexpose

MLA

“overexpose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexpose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overexpose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overexpose.

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