exhibit

/ig-ˈzi-bət/

Middle English, from Latin exhibitus, past participle of exhibēre, from ex- + habēre to have, hold

verb

  1. to submit (something, such as a document) to a court or officer in course of proceedings; also : to present or offer officially or in legal form

  2. to present to view: such as

  3. to show or display outwardly especially by visible signs or actions

show exhibit display expose parade flaunt mean to present so as to invite notice or attention. show implies no more than enabling another to see or examine. exhibit stresses putting forward prominently or openly.

noun

  1. a document or material object produced and identified in court or before an examiner for use as evidence

  2. something exhibited

  3. an act or instance of exhibiting : exhibition

idiom

  1. being publicly shown in an exhibition

The photographs are on exhibit in the museum's west wing.