demonstrate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb give an exhibition of to an interested audience
  2. verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
  3. verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēmonstrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēmonstrō (“to show, point at”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French démontrer.

In classic literature

Synonyms

show, demo, exhibit, present

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