different between exhibit vs detect

English

Etymology

From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibe? (“I hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habe? (“I have, hold”); see habit.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z?b?t/, /??-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?b?t/, /??-/
• Rhymes: -?b?t
• Hyphenation: ex?hib?it

Verb

exhibit (third-person singular simple present exhibits, present participle exhibiting, simple past and past participle exhibited)

1. (transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
2. (transitive) To demonstrate.
3. (transitive, law) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.

4. (intransitive) To put on a public display.

5. (medicine) To administer as a remedy.

Synonyms

• (display or show (something) for others to see): display, show, show off
• (demonstrate): demonstrate, show
• (present for inspection):

Related terms

• exhibition
• exhibitionist
• exhibitor
• Exhibit A
• inhibit
• prohibit

Translations

Noun

exhibit (plural exhibits)

1. An instance of exhibiting.
2. That which is exhibited.
3. A public showing; an exhibition.

   The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd.

4. (law) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.

   Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.

Synonyms

• (instance of exhibiting): showing
• (public showing): exhibition, exposition, show

Translations

Further reading

• exhibit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• exhibit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??.zi?bit/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /e?.zi?bit/
• Rhymes: -it

Verb

exhibit m (feminine exhibida, masculine plural exhibits, feminine plural exhibides)

1. past participle of exhibir

English

Etymology

From Latin detectus, perfect passive participle of detegere (“to uncover or disclose”), from de- + tegere (“to cover”); see tegument, tile, thatch

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??t?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

detect (third-person singular simple present detects, present participle detecting, simple past and past participle detected)

1. to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing

Derived terms

• detection
• detective
• detector

Descendants

• ? Catalan: detectar
• ? French: détecter
  • ? Dutch: detecteren
• ? Portuguese: detectar
• ? Romanian: detecta
• ? Spanish: detectar

Translations

See also

• discover
• find
• stumble upon

Adjective

detect (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Detected.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Fabyan to this entry?)

Further reading

• detect in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• detect in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• dectet