exhibit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“‘I hold forth, present, show, display’”) < ex (“‘out of, from’”) + habeō (“‘I have, hold’”); see habit.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪbɪt

[edit] Verb

to exhibit (third-person singular simple present exhibits, present participle exhibiting, simple past and past participle exhibited)

1. (transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.

   He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards.

2. (transitive) To demonstrate.

   The players exhibited great skill.

3. (transitive, law) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.

   I now exhibit this bloody hammer.

4. (intransitive) To put on a public display.

   Will you be exhibiting this year?

[edit] Synonyms

• (display or show (something) for others to see): display, show, show off
• (demonstrate): demonstrate, show
• ( present for inspection)

[edit] Related terms

• exhibition
• exhibitionist
• exhibitor
• inhibit
• prohibit

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[edit] Noun

exhibit (plural exhibits)

1. An instance of exhibiting.
2. That which is exhibited.
3. A public showing; an exhibition.

   The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd.

4. (law) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.

   Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.

[edit] Synonyms

• (instance of exhibiting): showing
• (public showing): exhibition, exposition, show

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• exhibit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• exhibit in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911