Exhibit \Ex*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhibited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Exhibiting.]
[L. exhibitus, p. p. of exhibere to
hold forth, to tender, exhibit; ex out + habere to have or
hold. See Habit.]
1. To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for
inspection; to show, especially in order to attract notice
to what is interesting; to display; as, to exhibit
commodities in a warehouse, a picture in a gallery.
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Exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of mind and body. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
2. (Law) To submit, as a document, to a court or officer, in course of proceedings; also, to present or offer officially or in legal form; to bring, as a charge. [1913 Webster]
He suffered his attorney-general to exhibit a charge of high treason against the earl. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
3. (Med.) To administer as a remedy; as, to exhibit calomel. [1913 Webster]
To exhibit a foundation or prize, to hold it forth or to tender it as a bounty to candidates.
To exibit an essay, to declaim or otherwise present it in
public. [Obs.]
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