ex|hib|it

ex|hib|it «ehg ZIHB iht», verb, noun.

–v.t.

1. to show; display; indicate: »

The child exhibited a bad temper at an early age. He exhibits interest whenever you talk about dogs.

SYNONYM(S): manifest, evince, reveal, disclose. See syn. under display. (Cf. ↑display)

2. to show publicly; put on display: »

He hopes to exhibit his paintings in New York.

3. to show in court as evidence; submit for consideration or inspection.

4. to administer (a drug or remedy).

–v.i.

to show works of art or other objects publicly; hold an exhibition; give a performance: »

A group of artists will exhibit next year.

–n.

1. a) a showing; display: »

an exhibit of books.

b) a showing of a document or other evidence: »

The dishonest accountant was forced into an exhibit of his account books.

2. a thing or things shown publicly: »

Her exhibit of roses won first prize at the flower show. Some emperor penguins were the exhibit that attracted the most people.

3. a document or other thing shown in court as evidence: »

The accused man's knife was labeled Exhibit A.

╂[< Latin exhibitus, past participle of exhibēre hold forth < ex- out + habēre hold]

Synonym Study noun.1, 2 Exhibit, exhibition mean a public show. Exhibit applies particularly to any object or collection of things put on view that is usually part of a larger show: »

His calf was part of the school's exhibit at the county fair.

Exhibition applies to a large or small showing of art or art objects or to a large public show of any kind having many parts: »

There is an exhibition of early Dutch painting at the National Art Gallery. The city holds an exhibition of all its different products every year.