exhibit
Americanverb (used with object)
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to offer or expose to view; present for inspection.
to exhibit the latest models of cars.
- Synonyms:
- demonstrate, show
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to manifest or display.
to exhibit anger; to exhibit interest.
- Antonyms:
- conceal
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to place on show.
to exhibit paintings.
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to make manifest; explain.
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Law. to submit (a document, object, etc.) in evidence in a court of law.
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Medicine/Medical Obsolete. to administer (something) as a remedy.
verb (used without object)
verb
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(also intr) to display (something) to the public for interest or instruction
this artist exhibits all over the world
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to manifest; display; show
the child exhibited signs of distress
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law to produce (a document or object) in court to serve as evidence
noun
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an object or collection exhibited to the public
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law a document or object produced in court and referred to or identified by a witness in giving evidence
Related Words
Other Word Forms
- exhibitable adjective
- exhibitant noun
- exhibiter noun
- exhibitor noun
- exhibitory adjective
- preexhibit noun
- reexhibit verb (used with object)
- self-exhibited adjective
- unexhibitable adjective
- unexhibited adjective
- well-exhibited adjective
Etymology
Origin of exhibit
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English exhibiten “to show,” from Latin exhibitus, past participle of exhibēre, from ex- ex- 1 + -hibēre (combining form of habēre “to have”); habit 1
Example Sentences
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The Pitzer College art exhibit ‘Atomic Dragons’ speaks to the war in the Middle East in a way the artists never expected — and never wanted — it to.
From Los Angeles Times
This late-career achievement is the subject of an exhibition that brings together more than 80 of the artist’s drawings, many being exhibited for the first time in America.
Private credit exhibits enough for us to scrutinize what could go wrong, especially in a broader shock such as rising oil prices and interest rates.
I’m not a technical analyst, but the chart on Delta Air Lines is exhibiting a not-plummeting pattern that seems unusual for the industry.
From Barron's
I’m not a technical analyst, but the chart on Delta Air Lines is exhibiting a not-plummeting pattern that seems unusual for the industry.
From Barron's
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