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 proof; to prove
by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the
possibility of doubt or denial.
[1913 Webster]
We can not demonstrate these things so as to show
that the contrary often involves a contradiction.
--Tillotson.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Anat.) To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other
anatomical preparation).
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
demonstrate
v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
"She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new
software in Washington" [syn: show, demo, exhibit,
present]
2: 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" [syn: prove, establish,
show, shew] [ant: disprove]
3: 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" [syn: attest,
certify, manifest, evidence]
4: march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands
demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of
the most powerful economic nations in Seattle" [syn: march]
WordNet (r) 2.0
230 Moby Thesaurus words for "demonstrate":
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, boycott, brandish, breathe, bring forth,
bring forward, bring home to, bring into view, bring out,
bring to notice, broaden the mind, call in question, call to mind,
catechize, challenge, check, check out, cinch, cite,
cite a particular, civilize, clarify, clear up, clinch, complain,
connote, crack, cry out against, dangle, decipher,
demonstrate against, demur, demythologize, denote, describe,
determine, develop, direct, disclose, display, dispute, divulge,
document, double-check, dramatize, edify, educate, elucidate,
emblazon, embody, enact, enlighten, enter a protest, establish,
euhemerize, evidence, evince, example, exemplify, exhibit, explain,
explain away, explicate, expose, expose to view, exposit,
expostulate, expound, express, figure, fix, flash, flaunt,
flourish, follow, follow from, foreshadow, furnish evidence,
give a for-instance, give indication of, give instruction,
give lessons in, give reason for, give sign, give the meaning,
give token, go to show, ground, guide, have a case, highlight,
hold good, hold up, hold water, holler, howl, illuminate, illumine,
illustrate, image, impersonate, imply, incarnate, indicate, inform,
instance, instruct, inventory, involve, itemize, kick, make clear,
make good, make out, make plain, manifest, march, mark,
materialize, mean, mirror, nail down, name, object, open the eyes,
overhaul, parade, particularize, perform, personate, personify,
picket, point to, popularize, prefigure, present, press objections,
pretypify, proclaim, produce, project, protest, prove, prove to be,
prove true, put forth, put forward, quote, raise a howl, rally,
rationalize, realize, reeducate, reflect, remonstrate,
remove all doubt, represent, reveal, roll out, school, scruple,
set, set at rest, set forth, set right, settle, settle the matter,
shadow, shadow forth, sharpen the wits, shed light upon, show,
show forth, show how, show signs of, show the way, signalize,
signify, simplify, sit in, solve, speak for itself, speak volumes,
spell out, sport, spotlight, squawk, state a grievance, strike,
suggest, symptomatize, take stock, teach, teach a lesson, teach in,
teach the rudiments, tell, tend to show, throw light upon, token,
trot out, trumpet, trumpet forth, unfold, unlock, unravel, vaunt,
verify, wave, yell bloody murder
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
|
|
|