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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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