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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.
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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.
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He suffered his attorney-general to exhibit a charge
of high treason against the earl. --Clarendon.
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3. (Med.) To administer as a remedy; as, to exhibit calomel.
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{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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