ex·hib·it (ĭg-zĭb'ĭt, ěg-) v.
ex·hib·it·ed, ex·hib·it·ing, ex·hib·its
v.
tr.
To show outwardly; display: exhibited pleasure by smiling.
To present for others to see: rolled up his sleeve to exhibit the scar.
To present in a public exhibition or contest: exhibited her paintings at a gallery. See Synonyms at show.
To submit (evidence or documents) in a court.
To present or introduce officially.
To give evidence or an instance of; demonstrate: young musicians eager to exhibit their talent; a plant that exhibits dimorphism.
Law
To submit (evidence or documents) in a court.
To present or introduce officially.
v.
intr. To put something on public display. n.
The act or an instance of exhibiting.
Something exhibited: studied the dinosaur exhibits at the museum.
A public showing; an exhibition: spent the afternoon at the space exhibit.
Law Something, such as a document, formally introduced as evidence in court.
[Middle English exhibiten, from Latin exhibēre, exhibit- : ex-, ex- + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.] ex·hib'i·tor, ex·hib'it·er n., ex·hib'i·to'ry (-ĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.