exhibit
verb
- display, show
noun
- an object displayed to demonstrate a concept or show an example, e.g. in a museum
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ / /ɛɡ-/
noun
Etymology: From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“to hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habeō (“to have, hold”); see habit.
- An instance of exhibiting.
- That which is exhibited.
“Mention must be made of the Valdres Folk Museum, situated just outside the town—one of those fascinating open-air museums for which Scandinavia is justly famed, to which have been transplanted a number of ancient buildings, such as farmhouses and storehouses, full of appropriate furniture, costumes and other exhibits.”
- A public showing; an exhibition.
“The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd.”
- An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
“Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.”
verb
Etymology: From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“to hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habeō (“to have, hold”); see habit.
- To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
“He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards.”
“Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.”
- To demonstrate.
“The players exhibited great skill.”
“And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.”
- To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.
“I now exhibit this bloody hammer.”
- To put on a public display.
“Will you be exhibiting this year?”
- To administer as a remedy.
“to exhibit calomel”