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ex·hib·it I. \igˈzibə̇t, eg-, usu -bə̇d.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English exhibiten, from Latin exhibitus, past participle of exhibēre to present, show, from ex- ex- (I) + -hibēre (from habēre to have, hold) — more at habit transitive verb 1. : to present to view : show, display: as a. : to show (as a feeling) or display (as a quality) outwardly especially by visible signs or actions < exhibited no fear > < exhibited a mastery of the keyboard > b. : to have as a readily discernible quality or feature < buildings exhibiting the stark functionalism of a toy village — J.P.Marquand > < in all cultures we know, men exhibit an aesthetic sense — H.J.Muller > c. : to represent or make clear by a drawing, plan, or other visual method especially so as to show detail or spatial relations : picture < orbit is to be diagrammatically exhibited by a series of dots — A.N.Whitehead > d. : to show publicly : put on display in order to attract notice to what is interesting or instructive or for purposes of competition or demonstration < exhibit goods in a store > < exhibit a painting > : show off < proudly exhibited a fine buck he had shot > 2. : to submit (as a document) to a court or officer in course of proceedings; also : to present or offer officially or in legal form : bring < exhibit a charge > : file of record 3. a. obsolete : to offer (as a sacrifice) or present (as a grant) b. : to administer as a remedy c. obsolete : administer < exhibit an oath > 4. : to make clear to the understanding : explain < article … in which he exhibits this distrust as narrow-minded in its origin — B.N.Cardozo > intransitive verb : to display something for public inspection : put on an exhibition < he first exhibited in the salon at the age of 14 — American Guide Series: Connecticut > Synonyms: see show II. noun (-s) 1. : an act or instance of exhibiting : display, exhibition < a new exhibit in the library > < a school exhibit > 2. : something exhibited; specifically : an article or a collection of articles displayed in an exhibition 3. : a document or material object produced and identified in court or before an examiner for use as evidence; also : a paper or document referred to by way of explanation or evidence (as in a pleading or petition) < introduced the weapons into evidence as exhibits A and B > 4. exhibits plural, Britain : the documents that a clergyman may be required to produce at the first visitation after his admission; also : the fees then payable |