Antonyms of verb overexpose

2 senses of overexpose

Sense 1
overexpose -- (expose to too much light; "the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image")
       Antonym of underexpose (Sense 1)
      => underexpose -- (expose to too little light; "The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark")

Sense 2
overexpose -- (expose excessively; "As a child, I was overexposed to French movies")
       Antonym of underexpose (Sense 2)
      => underexpose -- (expose insufficiently; "The child was underexposed to language")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overexpose

2 senses of overexpose

Sense 1
overexpose -- (expose to too much light; "the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image")
       => expose -- (expose to light, of photographic film)

Sense 2
overexpose -- (expose excessively; "As a child, I was overexposed to French movies")
       => expose -- (expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine")

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