exhibit

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

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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?

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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.

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exhibit

  1. Past participle of exhibir.
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