Expose and Protect

Opposite meaning words

Expose verb - To reveal the true nature of.

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Protect is an antonym for expose in topics: uncover, reveal, subject to danger.

Nearby Words: exposure, exposing

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Expose is an antonym for protect in keep someone safe topic.

man	expose man	protect man
people	expose people	protect people
body	expose body	protect body
identity	expose identity	protect identity
Other words: secret, secrets, identities.

It works because Phoenix knows that Miles will expose the truly guilty and Edgeworth knows that Wright will protect the genuinely innocent, so justice will always be served.

Source: Visual Novel / Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney aka: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trials And Tribulations
His later interactions with her also make a little more sense, in that he's trying to protect her, but at the same time seem distant so as not to expose himself.

Source: Anime / Classroom Crisis
Maya knows that Godot had acted in order to save her and is thus protecting him at all costs; however, Phoenix is just as determined to protect Maya, so he has really no choice but to expose Godot.

Source: Franchise / Ace Attorney

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