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exhibit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ɛɡ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɛɡ-/ (General-American)
• /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“to hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habeō (“to have, hold”); see habit.

Meanings

1. An instance of exhibiting.
2. That which is exhibited.
   • Mention must be made of the Valdres Folk Museum, situated just outside the town—one of those fascinating open-air museums for which Scandinavia is justly famed, to which have been transplanted a number of ancient buildings, such as farmhouses and storehouses, full of appropriate furniture, costumes and other exhibits. 1955 July, M. D. Greville, “To the Valdres by Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 460:
3. A public showing; an exhibition.
   • The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd.
4. An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
   • Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.

Forms

Deriveds

nonexhibit · Exhibit A · exhibit-goer · exhibitry

Synonyms

exposition (public showing) · showing (instance of exhibiting) · exhibition (public showing) · show (public showing)

Translations (93)

da udstilling (public showing) · pl dowód rzeczowy (article as evidence in court) · bg пока́зване (instance of exhibiting) · es exhibición (public showing) · pt exibição (instance of exhibiting) · grc ἐπίδειξις (public showing) · ru экспози́ция (public showing) · nn utstilling (something exhibited) · te ప్రదర్శనం (instance of exhibiting) · mk и́зложба (public showing) · vi sự phô bày (instance of exhibiting) · ta கண்காட்சி (public showing) · de Beweisstück (article as evidence in court) · es muestra (article as evidence in court) · mk изложу́вање (instance of exhibiting) · sv förevisning (instance of exhibiting) · hy ցուցանմուշ (something exhibited) · ja 展示品 (something exhibited) · ja 出品物 (something exhibited) · it esposizione (public showing) · eo ekspozicio (public showing) · be экспазі́цыя (public showing) · te ప్రదర్శనం (something exhibited) · fi todistuskappale (article as evidence in court) · mk експона́т (something exhibited) · es prueba documental (article as evidence in court) · hu kiállítás (instance of exhibiting) · kk жәдігер (something exhibited) · uk експона́т (something exhibited) · cs výstava (public showing) · sv utställningsföremål (something exhibited) · vi vật triển lãm (something exhibited) · sv bevisföremål (article as evidence in court) · xal үзмр (something exhibited) · ar مَعْرُوض (something exhibited) · sh izložba (public showing) · vi vật trưng bày (something exhibited) · ta காட்சி (instance of exhibiting) · az maddi sübut (article as evidence in court) · ru вещдо́к (article as evidence in court) · sv uppvisning (instance of exhibiting) · uk по́каз (instance of exhibiting) · nb utstilling (something exhibited) · nl tentoonstelling (public showing) · nl tentoonstellingsstuk (something exhibited) · pt exposição (instance of exhibiting) · de Ausstellungsstück (something exhibited) · bg изло́жба (public showing) · el πειστήριο (article as evidence in court) · ru пока́з (instance of exhibiting) · fi esittely (instance of exhibiting) · es evidencia instrumental (article as evidence in court) · fi näyttelyesine (something exhibited) · de Ausstellung (public showing) · ko 전시품 (something exhibited) · fr exposition (public showing) · sv utställning (public showing) · vi sự trưng bày (instance of exhibiting) · ru веще́ственное доказа́тельство (article as evidence in court) · te ప్రదర్శనం (public showing) · be пака́з (instance of exhibiting) · bg веще́ствено доказа́телство (article as evidence in court) · cmn 展覽會 /展览会 (public showing) · be экспана́т (something exhibited) · de Exponat (something exhibited) · fr pièce à conviction (article as evidence in court) · pl eksponat (something exhibited) · id pameran (public showing) · sh izložak (something exhibited) · de Ausstellung (instance of exhibiting) · mk до́казен материја́л (article as evidence in court) · ru экспона́т (something exhibited) · es caso (article as evidence in court) · eo pruvobjekto (article as evidence in court) · bg експона́т (something exhibited) · ru улика (article as evidence in court) · ta காட்சிப்பொருள் (something exhibited) · nl expositie (public showing) · be выста́ва (public showing) · uk ви́ставка (public showing) · hu kiállítás (public showing) · uk експози́ція (public showing) · el έκθεμα (something exhibited) · vi triển lãm (public showing) · fi esittely (public showing) · vi tang vật (article as evidence in court) · ta காட்சி (public showing) · cmn 展品 (something exhibited) · ru вы́ставка (public showing) · be вы́стаўка (public showing) · nl vertoning (instance of exhibiting) · eo ekspozicio (instance of exhibiting) · el έκθεση (public showing)

exhibit en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ɛɡ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɛɡ-/ (General-American)
• /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“to hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habeō (“to have, hold”); see habit.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
   • The swimmer who is an expert does not exhibit his muscular force by violent movements, but exhibits some power which is invisible and which shows itself in perfect grace and reposefulness. 1918, Rabindranath Tagore, Nationalism, London: Macmillan, page 128:
   • He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards.
   • Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
   • A considerable number of derived nominals, especially thematic nouns, also exhibited o-grade roots. 2006, Donald Ringe, From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12:
2. (transitive) To demonstrate.
   • “Because of the risk to public safety, efforts will be made to locate this group of river otters and remove them,” authorities said. “Care will be taken to only remove the animals exhibiting these unusual behaviors.” 2021 September 27, Amanda Holpuch, “River otter attacks baffle authorities in Anchorage, Alaska”, in The Guardian:
   • The players exhibited great skill.
   • And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
3. (transitive) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.
   • I now exhibit this bloody hammer.
4. (intransitive) To put on a public display.
   • Will you be exhibiting this year?
5. To administer as a remedy.
   • to exhibit calomel

Forms

Deriveds

exhibiter · exhibitee · exhibitable · exhibitability · exhibitive · nonexhibiting · nonexhibited · reexhibit · unexhibited · coexhibit

Relateds

inhibit · prohibitor · inhibitor · prohibit · exhibition · exhibitionist · exhibitor

Synonyms

show off (display or show (something) for others to see) · demonstrate (demonstrate) · show (demonstrate) · display (display or show (something) for others to see) · show (display or show (something) for others to see)

Translations (98)

pl wystawiać (display publicly) · de vorzeigen (display or show (something) for others to see) · bg излагам (display publicly) · vi đưa ra (submit to a court) · vi bày tỏ (demonstrate) · sv ställa ut (display publicly) · it dimostrare (demonstrate) · es exponer (demonstrate) · nl tonen (display or show (something) for others to see) · fi asettaa näytteille (display publicly) · nl tonen (demonstrate) · lld purter (display or show (something) for others to see) · da udstille (display publicly) · te ప్రదర్శించు (demonstrate) · vi đệ trình (submit to a court) · da fremvise (display or show (something) for others to see) · nb legge for dagen (demonstrate) · uk експонува́ти (display or show (something) for others to see) · sv visa upp (display or show (something) for others to see) · tr ortaya koymak (demonstrate) · bg представям (submit to a court) · es exhibir (display publicly) · bg пока́звам (display or show (something) for others to see) · bg проявявам (demonstrate) · el εκθέτω (display or show (something) for others to see) · ro expoza (display or show (something) for others to see) · el παρουσιάζω (submit to a court) · de präsentieren (submit to a court) · pl pokazywać (display or show (something) for others to see) · da vise (demonstrate) · ro arăta (display or show (something) for others to see) · uk ви́ставити (display or show (something) for others to see) · sv visa upp (demonstrate) · de zeigen (display or show (something) for others to see) · da vise (display or show (something) for others to see) · uk виставля́ти (display or show (something) for others to see) · vi tỏ ra (demonstrate) · la exhibeō (display or show (something) for others to see) · nl vertonen (demonstrate) · de demonstrieren (submit to a court) · mk по́каже (demonstrate) · el επιδεικνύω (demonstrate) · de zeigen (demonstrate) · mk и́зложи (display or show (something) for others to see) · pt demonstrar (demonstrate) · cmn 展覽 /展览 (display or show (something) for others to see) · tr göstermek (display or show (something) for others to see) · fi esitellä (display publicly) · fr exposer (display or show (something) for others to see) · te ప్రదర్శించు (display or show (something) for others to see) · la praestō (display or show (something) for others to see) · km បង្ហាញ (display or show (something) for others to see) · mi whakamātakitaki (display or show (something) for others to see) · tr göstermek (demonstrate) · it mostrare (display or show (something) for others to see) · te ప్రదర్శించు (display publicly) · da udvise (demonstrate) · hu kiállít (display or show (something) for others to see) · fi osoittaa (demonstrate) · nb oppvise (demonstrate) · de ausstellen (display publicly) · eo ekspozicii (display or show (something) for others to see) · de an den Tag legen (demonstrate) · nl tentoonstellen (display or show (something) for others to see) · nl tentoonstellen (display publicly) · ca exposar (demonstrate) · de zur Schau stellen (display or show (something) for others to see) · el παρουσιάζω (demonstrate) · fi esittää todistuskappale (submit to a court) · pt exibir (display publicly) · pl wystawić (display publicly) · vi trưng bày (display or show (something) for others to see) · es exhibir (display or show (something) for others to see) · pt exibir (display or show (something) for others to see) · da stille til skue (display or show (something) for others to see) · tr sergilemek (display or show (something) for others to see) · hu kiállít (display publicly) · tr sunmak (submit to a court) · de vorlegen (submit to a court) · sa दिशति (display or show (something) for others to see) · fi esitellä (display or show (something) for others to see) · tr ibraz etmek (submit to a court) · vi triển lãm (display publicly) · pl pokazać (display or show (something) for others to see) · mk и́зложи (display publicly) · tr sergilemek (display publicly) · el παρουσιάζω (display or show (something) for others to see) · grc ἐπιδείκνυμι (display or show (something) for others to see) · vi biểu lộ (demonstrate) · tl itanghal (display or show (something) for others to see) · da fremlægge (submit to a court) · da demonstrere (demonstrate) · ca exhibir (display or show (something) for others to see) · got 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (display or show (something) for others to see) · mk по́днесе (submit to a court) · la ostendō (display or show (something) for others to see) · de ausstellen (display or show (something) for others to see) · vi phô bày (display or show (something) for others to see)