demonstrate

[ dem-uhn-streyt ]

/ ˈdɛm ənˌstreɪt /

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verb (used with object), dem·on·strat·ed, dem·on·strat·ing.

to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.

to describe, explain, or illustrate by examples, specimens, experiments, or the like: to demonstrate the force of gravity by dropping an object.

to manifest or exhibit; show: He demonstrated his courage by his actions in battle.

to display openly or publicly, as feelings: to demonstrate one's anger by slamming a door.

to exhibit the operation or use of (a device, process, product, or the like), usually to a purchaser or prospect: to demonstrate an automobile.

verb (used without object), dem·on·strat·ed, dem·on·strat·ing.

to make, give, or take part in, a demonstration: The pickets required a license to demonstrate.

Military. to attack or make a show of force to deceive an enemy.

OTHER WORDS FOR demonstrate

1 show, confirm, verify, corroborate.

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Origin of demonstrate

1545–55; <Latin dēmonstrātus, past participle of dēmonstrāre to show, point out, equivalent to dē-de- + monstrāre to show, verbal derivative of monstrum sign, portent

OTHER WORDS FROM demonstrate

dem·on·strat·ed·ly, adverbcoun·ter·dem·on·strate, verb (used without object), coun·ter·dem·on·strat·ed, coun·ter·dem·on·strat·ing.pre·dem·on·strate, verb (used with object), pre·dem·on·strat·ed, pre·dem·on·strat·ing.re·dem·on·strate, verb, re·dem·on·strat·ed, re·dem·on·strat·ing.

sub·dem·on·strate, verb (used with object), sub·dem·on·strat·ed, sub·dem·on·strat·ing.un·dem·on·strat·ed, adjectivewell-dem·on·strat·ed, adjective

Words nearby demonstrate

demonology, Demon Star, demonstrable, demonstrably, demonstrant, demonstrate, demonstration, demonstration model, demonstrative, demonstrative pronouns, demonstrator

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How to use demonstrate in a sentence

Emotional AI assistants, though relatively nascent, could provide mental-health support and have been demonstrated to improve the social skills of autistic children.
Why kids need special protection from AI’s influence|Karen Hao|September 17, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Early adopters of Instagram demonstrated that if you can find the right strategy to leverage the platform during its initial days, you can easily become the top influencer and monetize your success.
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Nor has China’s leadership demonstrated much sympathy for Zhang’s dilemma.
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Scientists will have to show extensive data demonstrating that off-target edits are rare, and that the early development of genetically-altered embryos is similar to non-edited ones in the lab.
A CRISPR Baby Future? New Report Outlines Path to Human Germline Editing|Shelly Fan|September 15, 2020|Singularity Hub

The third is that they should be able to demonstrate that they fulfill both criteria by measuring and reporting their performances against them.
50 years later, Milton Friedman’s shareholder doctrine is dead|jakemeth|September 13, 2020|Fortune
He was trying, I think, to demonstrate balance and equivalence.
Memo to Cops: Criticisms Aren’t Attacks|Michael Tomasky|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over the course of the year, Klaus would repeatedly, through word and deed, demonstrate his sympathies with Putin.
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A classroom experiment seeks to demonstrate what it looks like.
What Is Privilege?|The Daily Beast Video|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some of the comments on this very video actually demonstrate their point in a kind of twisted metastatement.
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One day, he took a monk with a cleanly shaven head and had him walk around a light bulb to demonstrate this theory.
From Fashion Player to Photographer Monk|Nina Strochlic|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For the subsoil of the whole country is very rich, as trees of immense size and height readily demonstrate.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Practical men were therefore generally of the opinion that they could best demonstrate their rights by exhibiting their power.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
To demonstrate them, a crust or a hair from the affected area is softened with a few drops of 20 per cent.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
We are ourselves satisfied, and undertake to demonstrate to our readers, that this question must be answered in the affirmative.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
And then he proceeded with circumspection and dignity to demonstrate the process of decocting that mysterious beverage.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa

British Dictionary definitions for demonstrate

demonstrate

/ (ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to show, manifest, or prove, esp by reasoning, evidence, etcit is easy to demonstrate the truth of this proposition

(tr) to evince; reveal the existence ofthe scheme later demonstrated a fatal flaw

(tr) to explain or illustrate by experiment, example, etc

(tr) to display, operate, and explain the workings of (a machine, product, etc)

(intr) to manifest support, protest, etc, by public parades or rallies

(intr) to be employed as a demonstrator of machinery, etc

(intr) military to make a show of force, esp in order to deceive one's enemy

Word Origin for demonstrate

C16: from Latin dēmonstrāre to point out, from monstrāre to show

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