exhibit
/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.16 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
Transitive verb
verb
To administer as a remedy.
noun
An instance of exhibiting.
noun
That which is exhibited.
noun
A public showing; an exhibition.
Example Sentences
- "He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards."
- "Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited."
- "The swimmer who is an expert does not exhibit his muscular force by violent movements, but exhibits some power which is invisible and which shows itself in perfect grace and reposefulness."
- "A considerable number of derived nominals, especially thematic nouns, also exhibited o-grade roots."
- "The players exhibited great skill."
- "And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them."
Etymology
From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“to hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habeō (“to have, hold”); see habit.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *gʰeh₁bʰ-, exhibitus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
- British English: /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/