exhibit

[ ig-zib-it ]

/ ɪgˈzɪb ɪt /

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verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

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

noun

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR exhibit

1 show, demonstrate.

2 evince, disclose, betray, show, reveal.

8 showing, show, display.

10 display.

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2 conceal.

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Origin of exhibit

1400–50; late Middle English exhibiten to show <Latin exhibitus (past participle of exhibēre), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + -hib- (combining form of habēre to have) + -itus-ite²

synonym study for exhibit

1. See display. 9, 11. See evidence.

OTHER WORDS FROM exhibit

ex·hib·it·a·ble, adjectiveex·hib·i·tor, ex·hib·it·er, ex·hib·it·ant, nounpre·ex·hib·it, noun, verb (used with object)re·ex·hib·it, verb (used with object)

self-ex·hib·it·ed, adjectiveun·ex·hib·it·a·ble, adjectiveun·ex·hib·it·ed, adjectivewell-ex·hib·it·ed, adjective

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.
Truth in mapping|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
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 Post
Artechouse 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 Post
The artists highlighted in the exhibit eloquently celebrate and touch on notes of rage.
Plight at the Museum|Jen Trolio|November 20, 2020|Vox

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|DAILY BEAST
The astronomers found that of the 93 quasars in the sample, 19 exhibited a measurable amount of polarization.
The Black Hole Tango|Matthew R. Francis|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
I 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|DAILY BEAST
The complete and utter lack of compassion or a clue exhibited by these people is shameful in the extreme.
The Psychology of Sex Slave Rings|Charlotte Lytton|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is only just to say, that the officers exhibited a degree of courage far beyond any thing we had expected from them.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Very charmingly is this respect for rule exhibited in all dealings with animals, also dolls and other pets.
Children's Ways|James Sully
At 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 Clement
If 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

exhibit

/ (ɪɡˈzɪbɪt) /

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to display (something) to the public for interest or instructionthis artist exhibits all over the world

to manifest; display; showthe child exhibited signs of distress

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

noun

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

Derived forms of exhibit

exhibitory, adjective

Word Origin for exhibit

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

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