exhibit

[ ig-zib-it ]
/ ɪgˈzɪb ɪt /
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verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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

noun

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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

Words nearby exhibit

exhaustion, exhaustion psychosis, exhaustive, exhaustless, exhedra, exhibit, exhibition, exhibition game, exhibition killing, exhibitioner, exhibitionism
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Words related to exhibited

advertised, displayed, presented

Example sentences from the Web for exhibited

British Dictionary definitions for exhibited

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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