# exhibit

Pronunciation: say "ig-ZIB-it" /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/

## Verb

1. To show something to others by putting it on display, particularly in an exhibition or competition.
   - Simple: To show something so that other people can look at it.
   - _Several breeders exhibit their prize animals at the regional show._
   - _The collector exhibited his rare coins for the first time this month._
4. To demonstrate or display a quality, feeling, or characteristic.
   - Simple: To show a feeling, quality, or behavior through how you act.
   - _Young children often exhibit a strong sense of fairness._
   - _The new alloy exhibited unusual strength under high heat._
5. To take part in a public showing by presenting one's work.
   - Simple: To show your work at a public event.
   - _She exhibits at three major fairs each season._
   - _Painters who exhibit abroad often reach wider audiences._
8. To produce an object in court so that it can be examined as evidence.
   - Simple: To give an object to a court to use as proof.
   - _The lawyers exhibit the signed letter to support their claim._
   - _She exhibited the damaged part to prove the manufacturer was at fault._
9. To administer a drug or treatment to a patient as a remedy.
   - Simple: To give someone medicine as a treatment.
   - _The doctor chose to exhibit a mild sedative before the procedure._
   - _Physicians once exhibited mercury to treat a range of ailments._

## Noun

2. Something that is shown or displayed, as in a museum, gallery, or show.
   - Simple: An object or item that is put on display for people to see.
   - _The fossil was the most popular exhibit in the entire collection._
   - _Volunteers carefully dusted every exhibit before the doors opened._
3. A public showing of works or objects; an exhibition.
   - Simple: A public event where things are shown for people to see.
   - _The science museum opened a new exhibit on deep-sea life._
   - _Critics praised the traveling exhibit when it reached the city._
6. An object or document formally introduced as evidence in a court of law.
   - Simple: An object shown in court to help prove something in a case.
   - _The jury examined the bloodstained shirt entered as an exhibit._
   - _The lawyer asked the witness to identify the photograph marked as an exhibit._
7. An occasion or instance of showing something publicly.
   - Simple: A single act or time of showing something to people.
   - _The brief exhibit of the manuscript happened only once._
   - _Her one-night exhibit of new work attracted serious buyers._

## Origin

From Latin exhibitus, the perfect passive participle of exhibeō ("I hold forth, present, show, display"), formed from ex ("out of, from") plus habeō ("I have, hold").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/exhibit (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).