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Definitions for: Exhibit [n] something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
[n] an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
[v] walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town"
[v] 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.."
[v] show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
[v] show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]
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.
Synonyms: demo, demonstrate, display, display, expose, march, parade, present, showing
See Also: bench, brandish, bring forth, bring home, evidence, flash, flaunt, gibbet, hold up, light show, model, moon, open, ostentate, parade, phosphoresce, pillory, pose, possess, posture, produce, show, show, show off, sit, swank, walk
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