Exhibit

//ɪɡˈzɪbɪt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of exhibiting.
  2. 2
    something shown to the public wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence wordnet
  5. 5
    A public showing; an exhibition.

    "The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd."

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  1. 6
    An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.

    "Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse."

Verb
  1. 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. 2
    walk ostentatiously wordnet
  3. 3
    To demonstrate. transitive

    "The players exhibited great skill."

  4. 4
    to show, make visible or apparent wordnet
  5. 5
    To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence. transitive

    "I now exhibit this bloody hammer."

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  1. 6
    give an exhibition of to an interested audience wordnet
  2. 7
    To put on a public display. intransitive

    "Will you be exhibiting this year?"

  3. 8
    show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill wordnet
  4. 9
    To administer as a remedy.

    "to exhibit calomel"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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