demonstrate

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To show how to use (something).
  2. To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
  3. (intransitive) To participate in or organize a demonstration.
  4. (transitive) To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident

Synonyms

show
A1
prove
A2
exhibit
C1
display
B2
manifest
C2
indicate
C1
point out
evidence
A2
attest
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present
A2
establish
C1
explain
A2
certify
32k
reveal
B2
illustrate
23k
suggest
B1
protest
B2
shew
express
B2

make clear

substantiate
37k
denote
46k
demo
C1

show clearly

march
B1
evince
connote

elucidate

elect
C2
confirm
B2
bear witness
testify
B2
show off
designate
33k
riot
C1
say
A1
🗣️
vouch
C2
introduce
B1
describe
B2
pick out
demonstration
C1
point
A1
argue
B2
parade
B2
expose
C1
mark
A2
choose
A2
motion
B2
exemplify
appoint
C2
Translations

démontrer
zeigen
demonstrieren
dimostrare
demostrar
mostrare
montrer
demostrar
demonstrar
vorführen
demonstreren
mostrar
manifester
vertonen
prouver
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɛmənstɹeɪt/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēmonstrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēmonstrō (“to show, point at”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French démontrer.

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