Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EX-HIB'IT, n.

1. Any paper produced or presented to a court or to auditors, referees or arbitrators, as a voucher, or in proof of facts; a voucher or document produced.
2. In chancery, a deed or writing produced in court, sworn to by a witness, and a certificate of the oath indorsed on it by the examiner or commissioner. Encyc.

EX-HIB'IT, v.t. [egzhib'it; L. exhibeo; ex and habeo, to have or hold, as we say, to hold out or forth.]

1. To offer or present to view; to present for inspection; to show; as, to exhibit paintings or other specimens of art; to exhibit papers or documents in court.
2. To show; to display; to manifest publicly; as, to exhibit a noble example of bravery or generosity.
3. To present; to offer publicly or officially; as, to exhibit a charge of high treason.
4. To administer, as medicines.

EX-HIB'IT-ED, pp.

Offered to view; presented for inspection; shown; displayed.

EX-HIB'I-TER, n.

One who exhibits; one who presents a petition or charge. Shak.

EX-HIB'IT-ING, ppr.

Offering to view; presenting; showing; displaying.

EX-HI-BI'TION, n. [L. exhibitio.]

1. The act of exhibiting for inspection; a showing or presenting to view; display.
2. The offering, producing or showing of titles, authorities or papers of any kind before a tribunal, in proof of facts.
3. Public show; representation of feats or actions in public; display of oratory in public; any public show.
4. Allowance of meat and drink; pension; salary; benefaction settled for the maintenance of scholars in universities, not depending on the foundation. Swift. Bacon. Encyc.
5. Payment; recompense. Shak.

EX-HI-BI'TION-ER, n.

In English universities, one who has a pension or allowance, granted for the encouragement of learning.

EX-HIB'IT-IVE, a.

Serving for exhibition; representative. Norris.

EX-HIB'IT-IVE-LY, adv.

By representation. Waterland.

EX-HIB'IT-O-RY, a.

Exhibiting; showing; displaying.

EX-HIL'A-RANT, a.

Exciting joy, mirth or pleasure.

EX-HIL'A-RANT, n.

That which exhilarates.

EX-HIL'A-RATE, v.i.

To become cheerful or joyous. Bacon.

EX-HIL'A-RATE, v.t. [egzhil'arate; L. exhilaro; ex and hilaro, to make merry, hilaris, merry, jovial, Gr. ίλαρος.]

To make cheerful or merry; to enliven; to make glad or joyous; to gladden; to cheer. Good news exhilarates the, mind, as good wine exhilarates the animal spirits.

EX-HIL'A-RA-TED, pp.

Enlivened; animated; cheered; gladdened; made joyous or jovial.

EX-HIL'A-RA-TING, ppr.

Enlivening; giving life and vigor to the spirits; cheering; gladdening.

EX-HIL'A-RA-TING-LY, adv.

In an exhilarating manner.

EX-HIL-A-RA'TION, n.

1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful.
2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful. Exhilaration usually expresses less than joy or mirth, but it may be used to express both.

EX-HORT', v.i.

To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds. And with many other words did he testify and exhort. Acts ii.

EX-HORT', v.t. [egzhort'; L. exhortor; ex and hortor, to encourage, to embolden, to cheer, to advise; It. escortare; Fr. exhorter; Sp. exhortar. The primary sense seems to be to excite or to give strength, spirit or courage.]

1. To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments to a good deed or to any laudable conductor course of action. I exhort you to be of good cheer. Acts xxvii. Young men also exhort to be sober minded. Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters. Tit. ii.
2. To advise; to warn; to caution.
3. To incite or stimulate to exertion. Goldsmith.

EX-HORT-A'TION, n.

1. The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
2. The form of words intended to incite and encourage.
3. Advice; counsel.

EX-HORT'A-TIVE, a.

Containing exhortation.

EX-HORT'A-TO-RY, a.

Tending to exhort; serving for exhortation.

EX-HORT'ED, pp.

Incited by words to good deeds; animated to a laudable course of conduct; advised.

EX-HORT'ER, n.

One who exhorts or encourages.