Definition of "exhibit" []

• To show outwardly; display: exhibited pleasure by smiling. (verb-transitive)
• To present for others to see: rolled up his sleeve to exhibit the scar. (verb-transitive)
• To present in a public exhibition or contest: exhibited her paintings at a gallery. See Synonyms at show. (verb-transitive)
• To give evidence or an instance of; demonstrate: young musicians eager to exhibit their talent; a plant that exhibits dimorphism. (verb-transitive)
• Law To submit (evidence or documents) in a court. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "My main exhibit is Mike Gene's own book, The Design Matrix."
• "The Flavin exhibit is quite large and covers a wide swath of his career from familiar single element installations to reconstructions of larger site-specific works from elsewhere."
• "Another exhibit is a basalt and gold amulet in the shape of a scarab beetle, with a blank space on the back where the buyer's name could be written."