exhibit

ex-hib-it · verb, noun

imported

Definitions

verb, noun

  1. 1.

    To display or show something publicly.

  2. 2.

    An object or collection of objects on public display.

  3. 3.

    To show or demonstrate a quality, feeling, or behavior.

  4. 4.

    A document or item presented as evidence in a court of law.

Forms

plural: exhibits

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    on exhibit — being displayed publicly
  • •
    exhibit hall — a large room for displaying exhibits

Related words

Antonyms: conceal, hide
See also: display, exhibition, show
Synonyms: demonstrate, display, present, show

Etymology

From Latin exhibere ("to hold out, present"), from ex- ("out") + habere ("to hold").