exhibit vs pillory

pillory vs exhibit

exhibit and pillory both are nouns.

exhibit and pillory both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exhibit	Yes	No	Yes	No
pillory	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pillory is a hyponym of exhibit; that is, pillory is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than exhibit:

exhibit: to show, make visible or apparent
pillory: expose to ridicule or public scorn

Other hyponyms of exhibit include open, bring forth, produce, hold up, bench, moon, flash, flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank, brandish, model, model, pose, posture, sit, gibbet.

exhibit (noun)	pillory (noun)
something shown to the public	a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence

exhibit (verb)	pillory (verb)
walk ostentatiously	criticize harshly or violently
give an exhibition of to an interested audience	punish by putting in a pillory
to show, make visible or apparent	expose to ridicule or public scorn
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

Difference between exhibit and pillory

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