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exhibit definition

ex·hibit (eg zibit, ig-)

transitive verb

  1. to present or expose to view; show; display
  2. to present to public view for entertainment, instruction, advertising, judgment in a competition, etc.
  3. to give evidence of; reveal to exhibit impatience
  4. Law to present (a document or an object) formally to a court
  5. Med. to administer (a drug, etc.) as a remedy

Etymology: ME exhibiten < L exhibitus, pp. of exhibere, to hold forth, present < ex-, out + habere, to hold: see habit

intransitive verb

to put pictures, wares, etc. on public display

noun

  1. a show; display; presentation
  2. a thing exhibited; esp., an object or objects displayed publicly
  3. Law a document or object produced as evidence in a court

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