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ig-ZIB-it/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/

To exhibit is to show something in public, or to show a quality, feeling, or symptom: exhibit paintings, exhibit caution, exhibit a rash. Display is a close twin; exhibition (already in the dictionary) is the noun event; hide sits opposite. Banners may go up; a locked fire door may not be the show.

Meaning

To show something in public; also to show a quality, feeling, or symptom.

Examples

• “The hall may exhibit banners; it may not exhibit a locked fire door.”
• “Display is the close twin. Show is everyday. An exhibition is already in this course. Banners are comms. An exit that opens is a condition of opening. Hang the banners; unlock the door.”

Good to know

Show publicly, or show a quality. Close: display. Noun event: exhibition (already in the dictionary). Banners are optional; a locked exit is not.

Near in meaning

display

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