exhibit
to offer or expose to view; present for inspection: to exhibit the latest models of cars.
to manifest or display: to exhibit anger; to exhibit interest.
to place on show: to exhibit paintings.
to make manifest; explain.
Law. to submit (a document, object, etc.) in evidence in a court of law.
Medicine/Medical Obsolete. to administer (something) as a remedy.
to make or give an exhibition; present something to public view.
an act or instance of exhibiting; exhibition.
something that is exhibited.
an object or a collection of objects shown in an exhibition, fair, etc.
Law. a document or object exhibited in court and referred to and identified in written evidence.
Origin of exhibit
1synonym study For exhibit
Other words for exhibit
Opposites for exhibit
Other words from exhibit
- ex·hib·it·a·ble, adjective
- ex·hib·i·tor, ex·hib·it·er, ex·hib·it·ant, noun
- pre·ex·hib·it, noun, verb (used with object)
- re·ex·hib·it, verb (used with object)
- self-ex·hib·it·ed, adjective
- un·ex·hib·it·a·ble, adjective
- un·ex·hib·it·ed, adjective
- well-ex·hib·it·ed, adjective
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How to use exhibit in a sentence
The team had long been planning an exhibit on persuasive maps to coincide with the 2020 election season.
Remember to check websites and social media, as many attractions are operating with shortened hours, and not all exhibits may be open.
The Smithsonian and National of Gallery of Art have closed. Here’s what’s still open. | Fritz Hahn | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostArtechouse says this particular shade “brings a sense of peace and tranquility to the human spirit,” with the exhibit taking the form of “an exploration through an illusory, blue-hued castle.”
The Smithsonian and National of Gallery of Art have closed. Here’s what’s still open. | Fritz Hahn | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostThe artists highlighted in the exhibit eloquently celebrate and touch on notes of rage.
While other Smithsonian museums have closed certain exhibits and public spaces, these two remain mostly open.
You have until Nov. 22 to visit these six Smithsonian museums. Here’s what to expect. | Kelsey Ables | November 19, 2020 | Washington Post
In other words, the free speech exhibited by the folks at Charlie Hebdo was not virtuous—until there was a body count.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe astronomers found that of the 93 quasars in the sample, 19 exhibited a measurable amount of polarization.
Was the control you exhibited over the band, writing almost all the songs and “directing things,” a part of it?
Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over | Marlow Stern | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI ask him where the hate bubbling beneath the surface comes from—a rage best exhibited by his SERENITY NOW!
Adam Sandler Talks Getting Fired From ‘SNL,’ Bad Reviews, and His Desire to Play a Villain | Marlow Stern | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe complete and utter lack of compassion or a clue exhibited by these people is shameful in the extreme.
It is only just to say, that the officers exhibited a degree of courage far beyond any thing we had expected from them.
Very charmingly is this respect for rule exhibited in all dealings with animals, also dolls and other pets.
Children's Ways | James SullyAt Buffalo, where this fountain was exhibited, it received honorable mention.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine Clement"Chanson," exhibited at the Paris Exposition, 1900, displays something of the same quality.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementIf there is a man living who can say he has not felt like that at least once in his life he ought to be exhibited at a fair.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for exhibit
/ (ɪɡˈzɪbɪt) /
(also intr) to display (something) to the public for interest or instruction: this artist exhibits all over the world
to manifest; display; show: the child exhibited signs of distress
law to produce (a document or object) in court to serve as evidence
an object or collection exhibited to the public
law a document or object produced in court and referred to or identified by a witness in giving evidence
Origin of exhibit
1Derived forms of exhibit
- exhibitory, adjective
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