Sentence:  And after several correspondents went into Pathet Lao territory and <WSD>exposed</WSD> the huge build-up , administration spokesmen acclaimed them for performing a `` great service '' and laid the matter before the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret