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1. (v.t.) demonstrate
to describe, explain, or illustrate by examples, specimens, experiments, or the like.
2. demonstrate
to make evident or establish by reasoning; prove.
3. demonstrate
to display openly or publicly, as feelings.
4. demonstrate
to exhibit the operation or use of (a product), esp. to a prospective customer.
5. (v.i.) demonstrate
to make, give, or take part in a demonstration.
6. demonstrate
to attack or make a show of military force to deceive an enemy.
Etymology: (1545–55; < L dēmonstrātus, ptp. of dēmonstrāre to show, point out =dē-de - +monstrāre to show, v. der. of monstrum sign, portent)
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1. (verb) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
"She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
2. (verb) prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
"The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
3. (verb) attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
"His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"
4. (verb) demonstrate, march
march in protest; take part in a demonstration
"Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
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1. (verb) demonstrate
to show sb how to do sth or how sth works
He demonstrated how to operate it.; to demonstrate the procedure; Let me demonstrate for you.
2. demonstrate
to show evidence of sth; = prove
We can demonstrate that he was alive after the crash.; That demonstrates why she can't be trusted.
3. demonstrate
to gather as a group and walk in the streets to protest or support sth
Thousands crowded the streets to demonstrate against the war.
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1. (verb) demonstrate
to point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident
2. (verb) demonstrate
to show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial
3. (verb) demonstrate
to exhibit and explain (a dissection or other anatomical preparation)
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Sense: to show clearly
This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation.
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 Afrikaans: wys, demonstreer |
 Arabic: يُظْهِر، يُبَرْهِن |
 Bulgarian: показвам |
 Brazilian: demonstrar |
 Czech: ukázat |
 German: beweisen |
 Danish: vise; demonstrere |
 Greek: δείχνω καθαρά |
 Spanish: demostrar |
 Estonian: näitama |
 Farsi: نشان دادن؛ آشکار کردن |
 Finnish: esittää |
 French: démontrer |
 Hebrew: לְהוֹכִיח |
 Hindi: प्रदर्शन करना |
 Croatian: prikazati, pokazati |
 Hungarian: (be)bizonyít |
 Indonesian: menunjukkan |
 Icelandic: færa heim sanninn um, sÿn |
 Italian: dimostrare |
 Japanese: 証明する |
 Korean: 논증하다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)rodyti |
 Latvian: skaidri parādīt |
 Malay: menunjukkan |
 Dutch: aantonen |
 Norwegian: demonstrere, bevise, (på) |
 Polish: wykazywać |
 Persian: نشان دادن؛ آشکار کردن |
 Pashto: څرګندول، ښكار ه كول، ثابت |
 Portuguese: demonstrar |
 Romanian: a demonstra |
 Russian: иллюстрировать |
 Slovak: ukázať |
 Slovenian: kazati |
 Serbian: jasno pokazati |
 Swedish: bevisa, visa, demonstrera |
 Thai: แสดงให้เห็น |
 Turkish: göstermek |
 Taiwanese: 示範，表演 |
 Ukrainian: демонструвати |
 Urdu: واضح طور پر اظہار کرنا |
 Vietnamese: chứng minh |
 Chinese: 示范，表演 |
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