demonstrate

  • 11demonstrate — dem|on|strate W2 [ˈdemənstreıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: demonstratus, past participle of demonstrare, from monstrare to show ] 1.) [T] to show or prove something clearly ▪ The study demonstrates the link between poverty and… …

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  • 12demonstrate */*/*/ — UK [ˈdemənˌstreɪt] / US verb Word forms demonstrate : present tense I/you/we/they demonstrate he/she/it demonstrates present participle demonstrating past tense demonstrated past participle demonstrated 1) [transitive] to show clearly that… …

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  • 13demonstrate — demonstratedly, adv. /dem euhn strayt /, v., demonstrated, demonstrating. v.t. 1. to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle. 2. to describe, explain, or illustrate by examples,… …

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  • 14demonstrate — dem|on|strate [ demən,streıt ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to show someone how to do something by doing it yourself: Various techniques will be demonstrated. a ) to show clearly that something is true or that it exists: an experiment intended to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15demonstrate — verb 1 show ADVERB ▪ amply, beyond doubt, clearly, conclusively, convincingly, effectively, powerfully, successfully, well ▪ …

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  • 16demonstrate — verb 1 (T) to show or prove something clearly: These findings clearly demonstrate the fact that unemployment leads to poor health. | demonstrate that: Edwin Hubble demonstrated that ours was not the only galaxy. 2 (T) to show or describe how… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17demonstrate — verb ( strated; strating) Etymology: Latin demonstratus, past participle of demonstrare, from de + monstrare to show more at muster Date: 1548 transitive verb 1. to show clearly < demonstrate a willingness …

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  • 18demonstrate*/*/ — [ˈdemənˌstreɪt] verb 1) [T] to show someone how to do something or how something works We will demonstrate various techniques.[/ex] Let me demonstrate how we achieve this effect.[/ex] 2) [T] to show that something is true or exists Her story&#8230; …

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  • 19demonstrate — verb 1) his findings demonstrate that boys commit more crimes than girls Syn: show, indicate, determine, establish, prove, confirm, verify, corroborate, substantiate 2) she was asked to demonstrate quilting Syn: give a demonstration of …

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  • 20demonstrate — Synonyms and related words: account for, adumbrate, advertise, affect, afford proof of, air, allegorize, approve, argue, ascertain, attest, audit, balance, balance the books, beef, bespeak, betoken, bitch, blazon forth, body forth, boggle,&#8230; …

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