age-exposing
|age-ex-pos-ing|
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/ˈeɪdʒ ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ/
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/ˈeɪdʒ ɪkˈspəʊzɪŋ/
(age-expose)
reveal age
Etymology
'age-exposing' originates from Modern English, specifically formed by combining 'age' and 'expose', where 'age' comes from Old French 'aage'/'âge' ultimately from Latin 'aevum' meaning 'age' or 'lifetime', and 'expose' comes from Latin 'exponere' where 'ex-' meant 'out' and 'ponere' meant 'to place'.
'age' changed from Old French 'aage'/'âge' into Middle English 'age' and then modern English 'age'; 'expose' developed from Latin 'exponere' into Old French forms and Middle English 'exposen' before becoming modern English 'expose'; the compound 'age-exposing' is a modern formation combining these elements.
Initially the component words meant 'lifetime' for 'age' and 'to place out' for 'expose'; over time 'expose' shifted toward the sense 'to reveal or make visible', so the compound now means 'making someone's age visible or revealing it'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the act or instance of revealing someone's age (often used as a gerund or mass noun).
Age-exposing on social media can lead to unwelcome comments.
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Adjective 1
tending to reveal or make someone's age apparent; likely to disclose how old someone is.
The age-exposing photograph made her feel self-conscious.
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Last updated: 2026/01/22 00:06