| VERB | perception | demonstrate, show, demo, exhibit, present | give an exhibition of to an interested audience |
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| cognition | demonstrate, prove, establish, show, shew | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment | |
| communication | demonstrate, attest, certify, manifest, evidence | provide evidence for | |
| social | demonstrate, march | march in protest |
| Sounds | deh'mahnstrey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
| Synonyms | show, demo, exhibit, present | |
| Narrower | bring home | make understandable and clear |
| Broader | show | make visible or noticeable |
| Spanish | demostrar, evidenciar, exhibir, manifestar, mostrar, obsequiar, presentar, revelar | |
| Catalan | demostrar, ensenyar, evidenciar, exhibir, mostrar, obsequiar, presentar, provar, revelar | |
| Nouns | demonstration | a show or display |
| demonstration | a visual presentation showing how something works | |
| demonstrator | a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught | |
| Meaning | Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound" | |
| Synonyms | prove, establish, show, shew | |
| Narrower | negate, contradict | prove negative |
| prove | prove formally | |
| prove oneself | show one's ability or courage | |
| stultify | prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence | |
| Broader | confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm | Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| Opposite | disprove, confute | prove to be false |
| Spanish | comprobar, demostrar, establecer, evidenciar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, mostrar, presentar, probar, revelar | |
| Catalan | demostrar, establir, evidenciar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, mostrar, presentar, provar, revelar | |
| Adjectives | demonstrative | serving to demonstrate |
| Meaning | Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They demonstrate that there was a traffic accident | |
| Example | "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" | |
| Synonyms | attest, certify, manifest, evidence | |
| Narrower | authenticate | Establish the authenticity of something |
| condemn | demonstrate the guilt of (someone) | |
| notarize, notarise | authenticate as a notary | |
| reflect | Give evidence of the quality of | |
| reflect | Give evidence of a certain behavior | |
| Broader | testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show | Provide evidence for |
| Similar to | attest | Establish or verify the usage of |
| Spanish | certificar, confirmar, demostrar, evidenciar, manifestar, ratificar | |
| Catalan | certificar, confirmar, demostrar, evidenciar, manifestar, provar, ratificar | |
| Adjectives | demonstrative | serving to demonstrate |
| Meaning | march in protest; take part in a demonstration. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle" | |
| Synonym | march | |
| Narrower | picket | Serve as pickets or post pickets |
| Broader | protest, resist, dissent | Express opposition through action or words / words |
| Spanish | demostrar, manifestarse | |
| Catalan | demostrar, manifestar-se | |
| Nouns | demonstration | a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) |
| demonstrator | someone who participates in a public display of group feeling | |
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