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

There are two of the early influences, inductees Nat King Cole and Billie Holiday, who I wanted to celebrate in this exhibit because folks do not associate them with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Plight at the Museum|Jen Trolio|November 20, 2020|Vox
UrbanSparkle, an exhibit organized by UrbanGlass, an arts nonprofit group in Brooklyn, highlights five female artists who have transformed the glass into wearable statement pieces.
NYC for the holidays: The city’s classic traditions have been tweaked for the times|Andrea Sachs|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
You wind up in an exhibit about tiny model cars because it was adjacent to one about a Prussian scientist.
You have until Nov. 22 to visit these six Smithsonian museums. Here’s what to expect.|Kelsey Ables|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
SeaWorld San Diego is going to reclose their indoor animal exhibits.
Morning Report: County Must Provide COVID-19 Death Data|Voice of San Diego|November 13, 2020|Voice of San Diego

The price includes three passes, online exhibit space and lead generation capability.
48 hours left to save on tickets to TC Sessions: Space 2020|Alexandra Ames|November 12, 2020|TechCrunch
According to the airport authority, two passengers from Bangladesh—a mother and daughter—started exhibiting Ebola symptoms.
Europe’s Hidden Ebola Cases|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now a third nurse who also worked with the same Ebola patients who infected Romero is exhibiting the same low-grade fever.
Ebola in Europe: What Went Wrong|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The patients will be not quite dead, but not exactly alive, either, exhibiting no brain activity or pulse.
New 'Suspended Animation' Procedure Saves Lives by Replacing Blood with a Cold Electrolyte Solution|Elizabeth Lopatto|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
True to her unusual approach towards exhibiting, Clark invites the reader see exhibitions in a new light.
Judith Clark on Cecil Beaton’s Revolutionary Fashion Exhibit|Liza Foreman|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
International museums are interested in exhibiting her work; Lady Gaga, Daphne Guinness, and Bjork have worn her pieces.
The New Queens of Haute Couture|Sarah Moroz|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Practical men were therefore generally of the opinion that they could best demonstrate their rights by exhibiting their power.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
He lived at Stuttgart in 1814, exhibiting white bears very well trained by him.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
There are also five or six specimens exhibiting Jewish symbols, the ark of the covenant and the rolls of the law.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
This Barthelmy derived a large revenue from his relic by exhibiting it for money to the veneration of the Crusaders.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
Then irregular households, courtesans exhibiting the price of shame, diamonds like circlets of fire riveted around arms and neck.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet

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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