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Demonstrate

//ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To show how to use (something). transitive

    "Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?"

  2. 2
    establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment wordnet
  3. 3
    To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
  4. 4
    provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes wordnet
  5. 5
    To participate in or organize a demonstration. intransitive

    "Those people outside are demonstrating against the election results."

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  1. 6
    give an exhibition of to an interested audience wordnet
  2. 7
    To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident transitive

    "The debate was not long on policy, as questions about the Affordable Care Act and the war in Syria demonstrated."

  3. 8
    march in protest; take part in a demonstration wordnet

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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