Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The act of openly showing or revealing; display; exhibition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
An example.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
To show or present publicly; exhibit openly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Qualifier: puristic or archaic
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verb
To surpass or exceed in showing; exceed in being shown, especially in contest, competition, or rivalry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
From Middle English outschewen. Compare Dutch uitschouwen (“to view, see”), German ausschauen (“to look, appear; to look out”). By surface analysis, out- + show.
