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Expone, v. [ME. (Wyclif) and e.m.E., but rare, L. expōnere.]

1. a. tr. and refl. To expose, lay open. c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 755.
All thare ryches preciouse … They exponyt in reffe and praye c1400 Ib. 895.
They exponed all vterly The cite to be brynt holy 1456 Hay II. 50/29.
Quhilkis knychtis suld erar expone thame outhir to be dede or presonare c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 18/26.
Ellis the persoun exponis him to perile of eternale damnacoun 1533 Boece viii. x. 272.
He had exponit the weill of Britan to extreme perdicioun 1558-66 Knox I. 121.
Thei lying without trinche or gabioun war exponed to the force of the hole ordinance of the said castell 1569 Reg. Privy C. II. 67.
Berevand thair gudis … and exponand the same in pray amangis thame 1582 Edinburgh Testaments XI. 33.
Being … myndfull … to expone my self to that aventure for obtening of my helth 1623 Craig iv. 3.
The subtill merchandes … hang out, and expone their … wares

b. To put forth, exert, employ. c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 63/9.
Thus is he warijt of God that all his fors … exponis in the seruice of the devill c1490 Ib. 75/29.
Nocht puttand na exponand and doand my laubour … to knaw his law

c. To expend, apply. 1527 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 118.
That the mony … be put in ferme keping, … and nocht to be exponit in vthir vssis

d. To send out, dispatch. a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI 29.
The regent … in the meyne tyme had exponit sum soldioris toward Clyddisdaill

2. To expound, explain. a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvii. 1111.
That thai … The privete mare opynly Wald expone thaim c1420 Wynt. i. 1063.
Thai exponyt clerly The trewtht that Crystyn men lywys by 1490 Irland Mir. I. 76/19.
As writtis the gret doctoure sanct Augustyn, exponand the buk of Genesis 1513 Doug. 906/23.
That it salbe reput a neidfull wark To thame wald Virgill to childryn expone 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 83/12.
The Inglismen exponis the prophesye of Merlyne to there auen affectione 1572 Satirical Poems xxxi. 210.
Gif this ȝe do not vnderstand, Speir at John Durie or John Brand: Thai will expone the place 1596 Dalr. II. 129/21.
Terrable erdquakes … war hard … , quhilke mony exponet to the ouerthraw of religioun 1640 Dundonald Par. Rec. 465.
Let them expone thair lessoun and confer of the parts thairof among them selfis 1650 Strathbogie Presb. 128.
He read the particulars again to them, … exponing ewerie poynt to them, … quherby they might know how to delait

b. To translate. 1622-6 Bisset I. 74/16.
The auld lawes of Scotland, quhilkis he interpreit and exponed furth of Latyne in Scottis langaige

3. To state, declare, make known. a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 369.
Scho can all expone … the vengeance and the wraik, For hir trepas Cupide on hir culd tak 1513 Doug. ix. Prol. 197.
Na mar as now in preambill me list expone 1528 Acts II. 327/1.
Tresonablie aduertizand and exponand to the saidis erle & George … to geif thame artatioune to invaid his hienes c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5833.
With creuell quenis mony one, Quhilk langsum wer for tyll expone 1585 Misc. Spald. C. II. 344.
The said nobill lord declairit and exponit wpone his conscience that the said sowme was collectit 1606 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 54.
Maister James Ross … exponit and declared to the sessioun that [etc.] 1644 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 13.
It wes exponet be the magistrats to the nichbours of this burghe, that a letter [etc.]

b. To speak of, represent. c1650 Spalding II. 371.
He declairit … his good opinioun … of the people of Abirdene, taking thame to be war exponit nor thay war indeid