(v. a.P. a.) : ex-pōno, pŏsŭi, pŏsĭtum, 3 (ante-class.
* Perf. exposivit, Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 27; sync. expostus,Verg. A. 10, 694; Stat. Th. 7, 197), v. a., to put or set out, to set forth, expose (class.; most freq. in the trop. signif.; cf.: expedio, explano, explico).
* Lit.
* In gen.: stravit pelliculis haedinis lectulos et exposuit vasa Samia,set out,Cic. Mur. 36, 75: vasa,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 35: apparatum in porticibus,Suet. Caes. 10; cf.: aliquid in publico,Plin. 35, 7, 33, § 52; cf. id. 15, 5, 6, § 21: herbam in sole,Col. 12, 28, 1: aliquem ictu,to put out, turn out,Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 14: cubito,id. Cas. 4, 4, 27.
* Trop.
* Of children, to expose: puellam ad necem,Plaut. Cist. 1, 3, 18; id. Cas. prol. 41; Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 37; Cic. Rep. 2, 2; Liv. 1, 4, 5; cf. id. 1, 6, 3: ad januam matris,Suet. Claud. 27 al.
* Naut. t. t.
* To set on shore, to land, disembark: milites ex navibus,Caes. B. G. 4, 37, 1; for which: socios de puppibus,Verg. A. 10, 288: milites in terram,Caes. B. C. 3, 23, 2: expositis omnibus copiis,id. ib. 3, 29, 2; 1, 31 fin.; Liv. 24, 40, 9: ibi in terram,id. 34, 8, 7; Front. Strat. 2, 5, 44; cf.: in litora,Liv. 37, 28, 8: aegra mancipia in insulam,Suet. Claud. 25; but also with abl.: in Africa,Liv. 28, 44, 10 Drak. N. cr.: in terra,Vell. 2, 79, 4: in litore,Suet. Caes. 4; Just. 22, 5; Liv. 2, 22, 3; 26, 17, 2; Sen. Ep. 53, 2: in portu,Just. 18, 1, 3: ibi Themistoclem,Nep. Them. 8, 7: ad eum locum milites,Caes. B. C. 3, 6, 3: quibus regionibus exercitum exposuisset,id. ib. 3, 29 fin.: expositum peregrinis arenis os,Ov. M. 11, 56: quartā vix demum exponimur horā,Hor. S. 1, 5, 23: advexi frumentum; exposui, vendo meum, etc.,have unloaded, unpacked, opened,Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51: merces,Dig. 14, 2, 10.
* Mercant. t. t.: pecuniam, to offer a sum to one, place at one's disposal, to be ready to pay: de Oppio bene curasti, quod ei DCCC. exposuisti,Cic. Att. 5, 4, 3 (for which, aperuisti, id. ib. 5, 1, 2).
* Pregn., to leave exposed or unprotected, to expose, lay open (not ante-Aug.): ad ictus,Liv. 9, 35, 6; Curt. 8, 14, 31: ille ad omnes ictus expositus,id. 9, 5, 9: ne inermes provinciae barbaris nationibus exponerentur,Tac. H. 3, 5: exercitum hosti,Flor. 3, 11; Plin. 11, 19, 21, § 67: ceteris animalibus imbecillitatem hominum,Lact. 3, 23, 10; id. Epit. 9, 1; Val. Max. 7, 1, ext. 2: piscibus beluisque,Petr. 115: exposito solibus loco,Plin. 15, 5, 6, § 21.—Pass. absol.: (iracundi) simplices videntur, quia expositi sunt, Sen. de Ira, 2, 16, 3.
* In gen.: totam causam, judices, explicemus atque ante oculos expositam consideremus,Cic. Rosc. Am. 12, 34; cf.: vitam alterius in oculis conspectuque omnium exponere,id. Div. in Caecil. 8, 27: disciplina puerilis publice exposita,id. Rep. 4, 3: orationem,to publish,id. de Or. 1, 53, 227; cf.: capita exposita nec explicata,id. Brut. 44, 164: erant huic studio maxima exposita praemia,id. de Or. 1, 4, 15: praemium,to set forth, propose,id. Quint. 23, 74: vitam suam exponere ad imitandum juventuti, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 104, 3: factum expositum ad imitandum,id. Phil. 2, 44, 114: exposita ad exemplum nostra re publica,id. Rep. 1, 46: opprobrio ad omnium convicia exposito,Suet. Caes. 49: expositum ad invidiam nomen,Tac. H. 2, 53: nomen Dei,to prostitute, dishonor,Lact. 1, 7.
* In partic., of speech, to set forth, exhibit, relate, explain, expound; constr. with acc. and inf., or a rel. clause as object, or with de: coepit rationem hujus operis scientissime Gallus exponere,Cic. Rep. 1, 14: talis coetus, qualem exposui,id. ib. 1, 26: quae adhuc exposui,id. ib. 2, 23: obscura dilucide,id. Fin. 4, 1, 1: rem pluribus verbis,id. ib. 3, 4, 15: rem breviter,id. Cat. 3, 1, 3: mandata in senatu,id. de Or. 2, 12, 49: narrationem,id. Or. 62, 210: sententias ejus disputationis hoc libro,id. Lael. 1, 3: artes rhetoricas,id. de Or. 3, 20, 75: disputationem alicui,id. Rep. 1, 8: sermonem de amicitia alicui,id. Lael. 1, 3: eadem multitudini,Caes. B. G. 7, 38, 4: expone igitur primum animos remanere post mortem, tum docebis, etc.,explain,Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 26: apud eosdem (censores), qui magistratu abierint, edant et exponant, quid in magistratu gesserint,id. Leg. 3, 20, 47: ex memoria alicui quid senatus censuerit,id. Cat. 3, 6, 13: ab initio, res quemadmodum gesta sit,id. Rosc. Am. 5, 14; id. Rep. 1, 26; cf.: hoc de quo modo exposuit Antonius,id. de Or. 1, 22, 102; id. Fam. 1, 9, 10: expone nunc de reprehendendo,id. Part. Or. 12, 44.—In abl. neutr. absol.: Caesar contione advocata ... exposito, quid iniquitas loci posset, etc.,Caes. B. G. 7, 52, 2 Oud.; so, exposito quod nuntiatum erat,Curt. 4, 13: quasi gesta bello expositurus,Tac. A. 15, 72: summum bonum exposuit vacuitatem doloris, i. q. definivit, be defined, Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 14 Madv.; cf. ib. 5, 8, 22; and, expositio, ib. § 21.—Hence, expŏsĭtus, a, um, P. a., qs. publicly set out; hence, open, free, accessible.
* Lit.: limen,Stat. S. 1, 2, 24: census,open to all,id. ib. 2, 2, 152: numen (with nulli negatum),Luc. 5, 103; cf.: (homo) obvius et expositus,Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2.—As subst.: ex-pŏsĭta, ōrum, n., the open parts, those exposed to view: frontem ejus tantum novi et exposita, quae ostendit etiam transeuntibus,Sen. Ep. 55, 6.
* Trop.
* Accessible, affable: mores,Stat. S. 5, 3, 246.
* Of authors, intelligible, lucid: optimos quidem, sed tamen eorum candidissimum quemque et maxime expositum velim,Quint. 2, 5, 19.
* In a bad sense, common, vulgar: qui nihil expositum soleat deducere, etc.,Juv. 7, 54.—Adv.: expŏ-sĭte, plainly, clearly: non exposite et aperte ostendere, sed reconditā significatione,Gell. 3, 2, 14.

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