demonstrate

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

The study demonstrates beyond doubt the effectiveness of the new drug.

▪ consistently, repeatedly
▪ adequately
▪ further
▪ easily
▪ elegantly, neatly (esp. BrE)
▪ empirically, experimentally
▪ directly
▪ publicly
▪ graphically, vividly
▪

This tragedy graphically demonstrates the dangers of extreme sports.

PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪

The President must demonstrate to the country that he is really in control.

2 protest
ADVERB
▪ peacefully
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪

Campaigners were demonstrating against the slaughter of dolphins.

▪ for
▪

Their objective was to demonstrate peacefully for civil rights.

Demonstrate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑article, ↑evidence, ↑examination, ↑example, ↑experiment, ↑finding, ↑incident, ↑investigation, ↑paper, ↑protester, ↑record, ↑report, ↑research, ↑result, ↑study, ↑test, ↑trial
Demonstrate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ability, ↑acumen, ↑agility, ↑aspect, ↑association, ↑authority, ↑bias, ↑bravery, ↑capability, ↑capacity, ↑command, ↑commitment, ↑competence, ↑complexity, ↑confidence, ↑consistency, ↑contempt, ↑correlation, ↑courage, ↑creativity, ↑decrease, ↑dedication, ↑desire, ↑determination, ↑difference, ↑disregard, ↑dominance, ↑effect, ↑effectiveness, ↑efficiency, ↑empathy, ↑excellence, ↑existence, ↑extent, ↑feasibility, ↑flexibility, ↑folly, ↑futility, ↑gallantry, ↑idea, ↑ignorance, ↑importance, ↑improvement, ↑inability, ↑inadequacy, ↑incompatibility, ↑incompetence, ↑increase, ↑indifference, ↑influence, ↑ingenuity, ↑innocence, ↑intelligence, ↑knack, ↑knowledge, ↑leadership, ↑limitation, ↑link, ↑love, ↑loyalty, ↑mastery, ↑maturity, ↑need, ↑openness, ↑perseverance, ↑persistence, ↑potential, ↑power, ↑preference, ↑proficiency, ↑progress, ↑prowess, ↑readiness, ↑reduction, ↑relationship, ↑relevance, ↑reliability, ↑resilience, ↑restraint, ↑seriousness, ↑sincerity, ↑skill, ↑solidarity, ↑sophistication, ↑stupidity, ↑suitability, ↑superiority, ↑support, ↑talent, ↑taste, ↑technique, ↑understanding, ↑usefulness, ↑utility, ↑validity, ↑valour, ↑value, ↑variability, ↑vulnerability, ↑weakness, ↑willingness, ↑worth

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  • Demonstrate — Dem on*strate (?; 277), v. t. [L. demonstratus, p. p. of demonstrare to demonstrate; de + monstrare to show. See {Monster}.] 1. To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To show, or make evident, by reasoning or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • demonstrate — I (establish) verb authenticate, circumstantiate, clarify, confirm, corroborate, display, elucidate, evince, exemplify, exhibit, illuminate, illustrate, indicate, instruct, lay out, make clear, make evident, make plain, manifest, perform, point… …   Law dictionary

  • demonstrate — 1550s, to point out, from L. demonstratus, pp. of demonstrare (see DEMONSTRATION (Cf. demonstration)). Meaning to point out by argument or deduction is from 1570s. Related: Demonstrated; demonstrating …   Etymology dictionary

  • demonstrate — 1 manifest, evince, *show, evidence Analogous words: *reveal, disclose, discover, betray: display, exhibit, parade, flaunt, expose, *show Contrasted words: *hide, conceal, secrete: dissemble, cloak, mask, *disguise …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • demonstrate — ► VERB 1) clearly show that (something) exists or is true. 2) give a practical exhibition and explanation of. 3) express or reveal (a feeling or quality) by one s actions. 4) take part in a public demonstration. DERIVATIVES demonstrator noun.… …   English terms dictionary

  • demonstrate — [dem′ən strāt΄] vt. demonstrated, demonstrating [< L demonstratus, pp. of demonstrare, to point out, show < de , out, from + monstrare, to show: see MUSTER] 1. to show by reasoning; prove 2. to explain or make clear by using examples,… …   English World dictionary

  • demonstrate — [[t]de̱mənstreɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ demonstrates, demonstrating, demonstrated 1) VERB To demonstrate a fact means to make it clear to people. [V n] The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality... [V that] You have to demonstrate… …   English dictionary

  • demonstrate — v. 1) to demonstrate convincingly 2) (B) ( to explain by showing ) they demonstrated the new invention to us 3) (D; intr.) ( to protest by marching ) to demonstrate against (the students demonstrated against the government) 4) (D; intr.) ( to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • demonstrate — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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