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exhibit

SYLLABICATION:	ex·hib·it
PRONUNCIATION:	g-zbt, g-
VERB:	Inflected forms: ex·hib·it·ed, ex·hib·it·ing, ex·hib·its
TRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To show outwardly; display: exhibited pleasure by smiling. 2a. To present for others to see: rolled up his sleeve to exhibit the scar. b. To present in a public exhibition or contest: exhibited her paintings at a gallery. See synonyms at show. 3. To give evidence or an instance of; demonstrate: young musicians eager to exhibit their talent; a plant that exhibits dimorphism. 4. Law a. To submit (evidence or documents) in a court. b. To present or introduce officially.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	To put something on public display.
NOUN:	1. The act or an instance of exhibiting. 2. Something exhibited: studied the dinosaur exhibits at the museum. 3. A public showing; an exhibition: spent the afternoon at the space exhibit. 4. Law Something, such as a document, formally introduced as evidence in court.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English exhibiten, from Latin exhibre, exhibit- : ex-, ex- + habre, to hold; see ghabh- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	ex·hibi·tor, ex·hibit·er —NOUN ex·hibi·tory (--tôr, -tr) —ADJECTIVE


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