exhibit
v.
show, demonstrate; present
n.
something presented as evidence in a court of law; display, show, exhibition (of artwork, products, skills, etc.)
Exhibit
exhibit
Noun
1. an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
(hypernym) evidence
2. something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
(synonym) display, showing
(hypernym) show
(hyponym) parade
(derivation) expose, display
Verb
1. show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent"
(hypernym) possess
(hyponym) phosphoresce
(derivation) exhibition
2. to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"
(synonym) expose, display
(hypernym) show
(hyponym) open
(derivation) display, showing
3. show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
(synonym) show, demo, present, demonstrate
(hypernym) show
(hyponym) bring home
(derivation) exhibitor, exhibitioner, shower
4. walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town"
(synonym) parade, march
(hypernym) walk
Exhibit
(v. t.)
To submit, as a document, to a court or officer, in course of proceedings; also, to present or offer officially or in legal form; to bring, as a charge.
(v. t.)
To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for inspection; to show, especially in order to attract notice to what is interesting; to display; as, to exhibit commodities in a warehouse, a picture in a gallery.
(v. t.)
To administer as a remedy; as, to exhibit calomel.
(n.)
Any article, or collection of articles, displayed to view, as in an industrial exhibition; a display; as, this exhibit was marked A; the English exhibit.
(n.)
A document produced and identified in court for future use as evidence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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