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exhibit.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ɛɡ-/Received-Pronunciation/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/General-American/ɛɡ-/General-American
  1. To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.

    transitive
    He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards.
  2. To demonstrate.

    transitive
    The players exhibited great skill.
  3. To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.

    transitive
    I now exhibit this bloody hammer.
  4. To put on a public display.

    intransitive
    Will you be exhibiting this year?
  5. To administer as a remedy.

    to exhibit calomel
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ɛɡ-/Received-Pronunciation/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/General-American/ɛɡ-/General-American
  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. An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.

    Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.
Where this word comes from

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.

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