I don't know how to demonstrate it, since it's too obvious!
Source: tatoeba (1418)
Demonstrate
//ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt//
Synonyms for "demonstrate" (257 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (52)
Strong matches (77)
clarifyclear upclinchcomplainconnotecrackcry out againstdangledecipherdemonstrate againstdemurdemythologizedescribedeterminedevelopdirectdisclosedisplaydisputedivulge
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documentdouble checkdouble-checkdramatizeedifyeducateelucidateemblazonembodyenactenlightenenter a protestestablisheuhemerizeevidenceevinceexampleexemplifyexhibitexplainexplain awayexplicateexposeexpose to viewexpositexpostulateexpoundexpressfigurefixflashflauntflourishfollowfollow fromforeshadowfurnish evidencegive a for-instancegive indication ofgive instructiongive lessons ingive reason forgive signgive the meaninggive tokengo to showgroundguidehave a casehighlighthold goodhold uphold water
Related words (128)
hollerhowlilluminateillumineillustrateimageimpersonateimplyincarnateinforminstanceinstructinventoryinvolveitemizejudgejustifykickmakemake a show of
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make clearmake goodmake outmake plainmanifestmarchmarkmaterializemeanmirrornail downnameobjectopen the eyesoverhaulparadeparticularizeperformpersonatepersonifypicketpoint outpoint topopularizeprefigurepresentpress objectionspretypifyproclaimproduceprojectprotestprove to beprove trueput forthput forwardquoteraise a howlrallyrationalizerealizereeducatereflectremonstrateremove all doubtrepresentrevealroll outschoolscruplesetset at restset forthset rightsettlesettle the mattershadowshadow forthsharpen the witsshed light uponshow forthshow howshow signs ofshow the waysignalizesignifysimplifysit insolvespeak for itselfspeak volumesspell outsportspotlightsquawkstate a grievancestrikesymptomatizetake stockteachteach a lessonteach inteach the rudimentstelltend to showtesttestifythrow light upontokentrot outtrumpettrumpet forthtrytry outunfoldunlockunravelvauntverifywaveyell bloody murder
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14 entriesSynonyms
7 entriesRelated terms
9 entriesderived
9 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
82 translations across 34 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- احْتَجَّ verb (to participate in a demonstration)
- تَظَاهَر verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- nümayiş etdirmək verb (to show how to use something)
Belarusian
2 entries- пака́зваць verb (to show how to use something)
- паказа́ць verb (to show how to use something)
Bulgarian
3 entries- демонстрирам verb (to show how to use something)
- демонстрирам verb (to participate in a demonstration)
- показвам verb (to show how to use something)
Catalan
2 entries- demostrar verb (to show how to use something)
- demostrar verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 论证 verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
Czech
1 entries- demonstrovat verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Danish
2 entries- demonstrere verb (to show how to use something)
- demonstrere verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
Dutch
1 entries- demonstreren verb (to show how to use something)
Esperanto
4 entries- demonstri verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- elmontri verb (to show how to use something)
- manifestacii verb (to participate in a demonstration)
- montri verb (to show how to use something)
Finnish
4 entries- demonstroida verb (to show how to use something)
- demonstroida verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- demonstroida verb (to participate in a demonstration)
- näyttää verb (to show how to use something)
French
2 entries- démontrer verb (to show how to use something)
- manifester verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Galician
1 entries- demostrar verb (to show how to use something)
German
4 entries- aufzeigen verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- demonstrieren verb (to show how to use something)
- demonstrieren verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- demonstrieren verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Greek
2 entries- δείχνω verb (to show how to use something)
- διαδηλώνω verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Hebrew
1 entries- הפגין verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Hungarian
4 entries- bebizonyít verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- bemutat verb (to show how to use something)
- bizonyít verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- igazol verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
Ido
1 entries- demonstrar verb (to show how to use something)
Italian
3 entries- dimostrare verb (to show how to use something)
- dimostrare verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- manifestare verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Latin
2 entries- demonstro verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- doceo verb (to show how to use something)
Ligurian
2 entries- dimostrâ verb (to show how to use something)
- dimostrâ verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
Lushootseed
1 entries- ʔugʷus verb (to show how to use something)
Māori
1 entries- porotēhe verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- demonstrere verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Polish
4 entries- demonstrować verb (to show how to use something)
- demonstrować verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- demonstrować verb (to participate in a demonstration)
- zademonstrować verb (to show how to use something)
Portuguese
2 entries- demonstrar verb (to show how to use something)
- demonstrar verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
Romanian
1 entries- demonstra verb (to show how to use something)
Russian
4 entries- демонстри́ровать verb (to show how to use something)
- демонстри́ровать verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- пока́зывать verb (to show how to use something)
- показа́ть verb (to show how to use something)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- tog fianais verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Slovene
1 entries- prikazati verb (to show how to use something)
Spanish
4 entries- demonstrar verb (to show how to use something)
- demonstrar verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- demostrar verb (to show how to use something)
- demostrar verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
Swedish
4 entries- demonstrera verb (to show how to use something)
- demonstrera verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
- demonstrera verb (to participate in a demonstration)
- förevisa verb (to show how to use something)
Thai
2 entries- สาธิต verb (to show how to use something)
- แสดง verb (to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation)
Vietnamese
1 entries- biểu tình verb (to participate in a demonstration)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
These diagrams demonstrate different possible approaches to job seeking.
Source: tatoeba (55156)
I'll demonstrate how this machine works.
Source: tatoeba (59828)
These things are much better spoken about face to face so that we can draw diagrams and demonstrate timings on logic analyzers and oscilloscopes where necessary.
Source: tatoeba (60432)
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