demonstrate
Verb
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"
- provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"
- march in protest; take part in a demonstration
- "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
- To show how to use (something).
- To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
- To participate in or organize a demonstration.
- To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
Examples
- Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?
- Those people outside are demonstrating against the election results.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēmonstrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēmonstrō (“to show, point at”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French démontrer.
Synonyms
attest, certify, demo, establish, evidence, exhibit, manifest, march, present, prove, shew, show
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
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