Exhibit
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 An instance of exhibiting.
- 2 something shown to the public wordnet
- 3 That which is exhibited.
"Mention must be made of the Valdres Folk Museum, situated just outside the town—one of those fascinating open-air museums for which Scandinavia is justly famed, to which have been transplanted a number of ancient buildings, such as farmhouses and storehouses, full of appropriate furniture, costumes and other exhibits."
- 4 an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence wordnet
- 5 A public showing; an exhibition.
"The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd."
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- 6 An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
"Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse."
- 1 To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest. transitive
"He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards."
- 2 walk ostentatiously wordnet
- 3 To demonstrate. transitive
"The players exhibited great skill."
- 4 to show, make visible or apparent wordnet
- 5 To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence. transitive
"I now exhibit this bloody hammer."
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- 6 give an exhibition of to an interested audience wordnet
- 7 To put on a public display. intransitive
"Will you be exhibiting this year?"
- 8 show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill wordnet
- 9 To administer as a remedy.
"to exhibit calomel"
Example
More examples"They are going to exhibit many famous old paintings at the gallery."
Etymology
From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“I hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habeō (“I have, hold”); see habit.
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