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.

Nearby words

exhaustion, exhaustion psychosis, exhaustive, exhaustless, exhedra, exhibit, exhibition, exhibition game, exhibition killing, exhibitioner, exhibitionism

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

SYNONYMS FOR exhibit

1 show, demonstrate.

2 evince, disclose, betray, show, reveal.

8 showing, show, display.

10 display.

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ANTONYMS FOR exhibit

2 conceal.

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Related forms

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

Synonym study

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

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Examples from the Web for exhibiting

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Daniel himself seems to exist outside or above human emotion, exhibiting a sort of Zen calm that is at odds with his situation.
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The costs of exhibiting a horse on the international circuit can easily hit $200,000 per year.
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Hogarth excelled all the world in exhibiting the scenes of ordinary life; in humour, character, and expression.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett
Her eyes already were upon me, exhibiting her fright and perplexity, her knowledge that I had viewed something of horror.
The Devil's Own|Randall Parrish
We give a representation of two living species, as exhibiting the form of these curious beings.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier
Louis was exceedingly fond of exhibiting his grace as a dancer.
Louis XIV., Makers of History Series|John S. C. Abbott
The river winds its way through vast diluvial beds, exhibiting at its rapids granitical, quartz, and trappose boulders.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for exhibiting

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

exhibitory, adjective

Word Origin for exhibit

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

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