exhibit

[ig-zib-it]

verb (used with object)

1. to offer or expose to view; present for inspection.

   to exhibit the latest models of cars.

   Synonyms: demonstrate, show

2. to manifest or display.

   to exhibit anger; to exhibit interest.

   Synonyms: reveal, show, betray, disclose, evince
   Antonyms: conceal

3. to place on show.

   to exhibit paintings.

4. to make manifest; explain.

5. Law.,  to submit (a document, object, etc.) in evidence in a court of law.

6. Medicine/Medical Obsolete.,  to administer (something) as a remedy.

verb (used without object)

1. to make or give an exhibition; present something to public view.

noun

1. an act or instance of exhibiting; exhibition.

   Synonyms: display, show, showing

2. something that is exhibited.

3. an object or a collection of objects shown in an exhibition, fair, etc.

   Synonyms: display

4. Law.,  a document or object exhibited in court and referred to and identified in written evidence.

exhibit

/ ɪɡˈzɪbɪt /

verb

1. (also intr) to display (something) to the public for interest or instruction

   this artist exhibits all over the world

2. to manifest; display; show

   the child exhibited signs of distress

3. law to produce (a document or object) in court to serve as evidence

noun

1. an object or collection exhibited to the public

2. law a document or object produced in court and referred to or identified by a witness in giving evidence

Other Word Forms

• exhibitable adjective
• exhibitor noun
• exhibiter noun
• exhibitant noun
• preexhibit noun
• reexhibit verb (used with object)
• self-exhibited adjective
• unexhibitable adjective
• unexhibited adjective
• well-exhibited adjective
• exhibitory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exhibit¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of exhibit¹

C15: from Latin exhibēre to hold forth, from habēre to have

Synonym Study

See display. See evidence.

Example Sentences

Investigators began looking into Muran after officials received several reports that he was exhibiting “concerning and escalating behavior,” including interactions at or near East Sacramento schools, sheriff’s officials said in a statement.

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With the bored indifference that cats exhibit even when they are doing as they have been told, the feline troublemaker moseyed over to Cassiopeia and allowed herself to be picked up.

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“Oh, we never saw the Wildlife of Great Britain exhibit. It was closed for repairs,” Simon explained.

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“No Other Choice” exhibits spasms of taut thriller and family melodrama, but its bare-knuckled satire, sprinkled with slapstick, plays as Park’s funniest film.

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The next morning, I indulged in more conventional tourist pursuits, shopping in Seongsu and popping into an art exhibit at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza.

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Related Words

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• display 
• evince 
• express 
• feature 
• flaunt 
• illustrate 
• indicate 
• manifest 
• reveal 
• show