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

Building a coalition will require political skills that to date, Milei hasn’t exhibited in abundance.

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Do American cities host concerts, art exhibits and pro sports events to distract from local crime and urban decay?

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To wit, Joseph Saluzzi of Themis Trading said the action in Beyond Meat exhibited all the typical characteristics of a meme stock.

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But now the AI ecosystem, thanks to a similar pattern of ingenious gains, is exhibiting precisely the same efficiency and scaling trajectory as the automobile more than a century ago.

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Before Sinatra, no other singers would have exhibited such ambition—even audacity—on behalf of either themselves or the American vernacular song.

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Related Words

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