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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Display \Dis*play"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displayed; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Displaying.] [OE. displaien, desplaien, OF.
   despleier, desploier, F. d['e]ployer; pref. des- (L. dis-) +
   pleier, ploier, plier, F. ployer, plier, to fold, bend, L.
   plicare. See Ply, and cf. Deploy, Splay.]
   1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to
      spread.
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            The northern wind his wings did broad display.
                                                  --Spenser.
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   2. (Mil.) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into
      line. --Farrow.
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   3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the
      sight, or to the mind; to make manifest.
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            His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual
            condition of the army.                --Burke.
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   4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or
      ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to
      parade.
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            Proudly displaying the insignia of their order.
                                                  --Prescott.
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   5. (Print.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.
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   6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.]
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            And from his seat took pleasure to display
            The city so adorned with towers.      --Chapman.

   7. (Computers) To output (results or data) in a visible
      manner on the screen of a monitor, CRT, or other device.
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   Syn: To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand;
        flaunt.
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