exhibit has definitions from the fields of fine art,horse racing,law
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[ verb ] show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

Examples

"he exhibits a great talent"

Used in print

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

A good formulation will keep the clothes clean and white after many washings ; whereas , with a poor formulation , the clothes exhibit a build-up of `` tattle-tale_grey '' and dirty spots - sometimes with bad results even after the first wash .

Dirt , which is here defined as particulate material which is usually inorganic and is very often extremely finely divided so as to exhibit colloidal properties .

Likewise , a charged particle will tend to stick_to an uncharged surface and vice_versa , and a charged particle will be very strongly attracted to a surface exhibiting an opposite charge .

As_is well_known , detergent actives belong_to the chemical class consisting_of moderately high molecular_weight and highly polar molecules which exhibit the property of forming micelles in solution .

Whereas the usual organic surface-active_agent is strongly sorbed at oil-water_interfaces , the highly charged ions are most strongly sorbed at interfaces between water and insoluble materials exhibiting an ionic structure ( see Table 26 - 2 on p. 1678 ) .

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[ verb ] to show, make visible or apparent

Synonyms

display expose

Examples

: "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month" "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?" "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship.."

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Abstractions and semi abstractions by Everett_McNear are being exhibited by the University_gallery_of_Notre_Dame until Nov. 5 .

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

Although they have also been concerned to stand squarely within the tradition of the apostolic church , they have exhibited no willingness whatever to sacrifice their modernity to their Christianity .

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

Professionally a lawyer , that_is_to_say associated with dignity , reserve , discipline , with much that is essentially middle-class , he is compelled by an impossible love to exhibit himself dressed_up , disguised - that_is , paradoxically , revealed - as a child , and , worse , as a whore masquerading as a child .

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

The Newport_Mercury exhibited more concern over the possibility of the abolitionists making a martyr of Brown than it did over the development of sympathy for him .

3
[ verb ] show or demonstrate something to an interested audience

Examples

"She shows her dogs frequently" "We will demo the new software in Washington"

Used in print

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

In considering BW defense , it must be recognized that a number of critical meteorological parameters must be met for an aerosol to exhibit optimum effect .

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[ noun ] (law) an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

People who take us for suckers are like the Westerner who had on exhibit his superior marksmanship in the form of a number of bull's-eye achievements .

Related terms

evidence

5
[ verb ] walk ostentatiously

Synonyms

parade march

Examples

"She parades her new husband around town"

Related terms

walk parade

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[ noun ] (fine art,horse racing) something shown to the public

Synonyms

display showing

Examples

"the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"

Related terms

show parade light_show show

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