Display

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISPLAYED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISPLAYING.] [O. Fr. desployer, now déployer, from des, equivalent to Lat. prefix dis, and ployer, equivalent to plier, to unfold, from Lat. plicare, to fold. See DEPLOY.]

1Sense 1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

The northern wind his wings did broad display. Spenser.

2Sense 2. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the eyes, or to the mind; to make manifest.

His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army. Burke.

3Sense 3. To make an exhibition of; to set in view ostentatiously; to parade. “Proudly displaying the insignia of their order.” Prescott.

4Sense 4. To discover; to descry. [Obs.]

And from his seat took pleasure to display The city so adorned with towers. Chapman.

Synonyms—To exhibit; show; spread out; parade; expand.

To make a display; to make a show in words; to talk without restraint. Shak.

1Sense 1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation. “Having witnessed displays of his power and grace.” Trench.

2Sense 2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.

He died, as erring man should die, Without display, without parade. Byron.