Exhibit

Pronunciation

• IPA: /É›gˈzɪbɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪbɪt

Origin

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.

Full definition of exhibit

Verb

1. (transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
   He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards.
• 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 5, 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.
2. (transitive) To demonstrate.
   The players exhibited great skill.
• 1918, W. B. Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp Chapter 13, 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.
3. (transitive, legal) 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?
5. (medicine) To administer as a remedy.
   to exhibit calomel

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• exhibition
• exhibitionist
• exhibitor
• inhibit
• prohibit

Noun

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. (legal) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.

Synonyms

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