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- [dem-uh n-streyt]
- /ˈdɛm ənˌstreɪt/
- /ˈdemənstreɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dem-uh n-streyt]
- /ˈdɛm ənˌstreɪt/
Definitions of demonstrate word
- verb demonstrate If you demonstrate a particular skill, quality, or feeling, you show by your actions that you have it. 4
- verb demonstrate to show, manifest, or prove, esp by reasoning, evidence, etc 3
- verb demonstrate to evince; reveal the existence of 3
- verb demonstrate to explain or illustrate by experiment, example, etc 3
- verb demonstrate to display, operate, and explain the workings of (a machine, product, etc) 3
- verb demonstrate to manifest support, protest, etc, by public parades or rallies 3
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Origin of demonstrate
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Demonstrate
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determiner
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demonstrate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for demonstrate
verb demonstrate
- prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- try — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
Antonyms for demonstrate
verb demonstrate
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- distort — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- falsify — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
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