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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXHIBIT, v.t. egzhib'it. [L. e xhibeo; ex and habeo, to have or hold, as we say, to hold out or forth.]
1. To offer or present to view; to present for inspection; to show; as, to exhibit painting or other specimens of art; to exhibit papers or documents in court.
2. To show; to display; to manifest publicly; as, to exhibit a noble example of bravery or generosity.
3. To present; to offer publicly or officially; as, to exhibit a charge of high treason.
EXHIB'IT, n. Any paper produced or presented to a court or to auditors, referees or arbitrators, as a voucher, or in proof of facts; a voucher or document produced.
1. In chancery, a deed or writing produced in court, sworn to by a witness, and a certificate of the oath indorsed on it by the examiner or commissioner.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
2: something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art" [syn: display, exhibit, showing] v
1: show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent"
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" [syn: expose, exhibit, display]
3: give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate]
4: walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town" [syn: parade, exhibit, march]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exhibitus, past participle of exhib?re, from ex- + hab?re to have, hold — more at give Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to submit (as a document) to a court or officer in course of proceedings; also to present or offer officially or in legal form 2. to present to view: as a. to show or display outwardly especially by visible signs or actions <exhibited no fear> b. to have as a readily discernible quality or feature <in all cultures we know, men exhibit an aesthetic sense — H. J. Muller> c. to show publicly especially for purposes of competition or demonstration <exhibit a collection of artifacts> intransitive verb to display something for public inspection Synonyms: see show • exhibitive adjective • exhibitor noun • exhibitory adjective II. noun Date: 1626 1. a document or material object produced and identified in court or before an examiner for use as evidence 2. something exhibited 3. an act or instance of exhibiting ; exhibition

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. (exhibited, exhibiting) 1 show or reveal publicly (for amusement, in competition, etc.). 2 a show, display. b manifest (a quality). 3 submit for consideration. --n. 1 a thing or collection of things forming part or all of an exhibition. 2 a document or other item or object produced in a lawcourt as evidence. Derivatives: exhibitory adj. Etymology: L exhibere exhibit- (as EX-(1), habere hold)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Exhibit Ex*hib"it, n. 1. 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. 2. (Law) A document produced and identified in court for future use as evidence.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Exhibit Ex*hib"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Exhibiting.] [L. exhibitus, p. p. of exhibere to hold forth, to tender, exhibit; ex out + habere to have or hold. See Habit.] 1. 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. Exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of mind and body. --Pope. 2. (Law) 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. He suffered his attorney-general to exhibit a charge of high treason against the earl. --Clarendon. 3. (Med.) To administer as a remedy; as, to exhibit calomel. To exhibit a foundation or prize, to hold it forth or to tender it as a bounty to candidates. To exibit an essay, to declaim or otherwise present it in public. [Obs.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(exhibits, exhibiting, exhibited) 1. If someone or something shows a particular quality, feeling, or type of behaviour, you can say that they exhibit it. (FORMAL) He has exhibited symptoms of anxiety and overwhelming worry... = show VERB: V n 2. When a painting, sculpture, or object of interest is exhibited, it is put in a public place such as a museum or art gallery so that people can come to look at it. You can also say that animals are exhibited in a zoo. His work was exhibited in the best galleries in America, Europe and Asia. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed • exhibition Five large pieces of the wall are currently on exhibition in London. N-UNCOUNT: usu for/on N 3. When artists exhibit, they show their work in public. By 1936 she was exhibiting at the Royal Academy. VERB: V 4. An exhibit is a painting, sculpture, or object of interest that is displayed to the public in a museum or art gallery. Shona showed me round the exhibits. N-COUNT 5. An exhibit is a public display of paintings, sculpture, or objects of interest, for example in a museum or art gallery. (AM; in BRIT, use exhibition) ...an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. N-COUNT 6. An exhibit is an object that a lawyer shows in court as evidence in a legal case. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Show, display, present to view, offer for inspection. 2. Manifest, express, indicate, disclose, evince, make known, bring to notice, bring into view, point out, set forth. 3. (Law.) Offer, present, propose. 4. (Med.) Administer (medicine).

Moby Thesaurus

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