demonstrate
/'demənstreit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To show clearly and deliberately; to prove or make evident by reasoning or evidence: "demonstrate" means to make something clear or prove it by providing evidence, examples, or logical argument.
- To describe, explain, or illustrate by experiment, practical use, or action: "demonstrate" involves showing how something works or is done through a practical exhibition or performance.
- To take part in a public protest or rally: "demonstrate" can mean to participate in a public march or gathering to express strong opinion, typically about a political or social issue.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to show/prove):
- The scientist will demonstrate the chemical reaction.
- These figures demonstrate a significant increase in sales.
- Verb (to explain by showing):
- Can you demonstrate how to use this software?
- The chef demonstrated the technique for making pasta.
- Verb (to protest publicly):
- Citizens gathered to demonstrate against the new law.
- Workers demonstrated for better pay and conditions.
Advanced Usage
- "to demonstrate against/for something": to protest publicly in opposition to or in support of a cause.
- Thousands demonstrated against the proposed construction.
- Activists demonstrated for climate action.
- "to demonstrate that...": used to introduce a clause showing proof or evidence.
- The study demonstrates that regular exercise improves mental health.
Variants and Related Words
- Demonstration (n): 1. An act of showing how something works or is done. 2. A public meeting or march expressing protest or support.
- She gave a demonstration of the new phone's features.
- The demonstration in the city center was peaceful.
- Demonstrable (adj): Able to be shown or proven.
- There is a demonstrable link between the two events.
- Demonstrator (n): 1. A person who takes part in a public protest. 2. A person who shows how a product works.
- The demonstrators marched to the parliament.
- A product demonstrator was at the store.
Synonyms
- Show: to cause or allow to be seen.
- Prove: to establish the truth or validity of by evidence or argument.
- Illustrate: to explain or make clear by using examples, charts, or pictures.
- Protest: to express an objection to what someone has said or done.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
- Demonstrate against: To protest publicly in opposition to something.
- The union members demonstrated against the layoffs.
- Demonstrate for: To protest publicly in support of something.
- Students demonstrated for more funding for education.
Related Idioms
- A demonstration of force: A show of military power intended to warn or intimidate.
- The naval exercises were seen as a demonstration of force.
- To demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt: (Legal) To prove something so clearly that no logical person could question it.
- The prosecution must demonstrate the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Verb
- march in protest; take part in a demonstration
- Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle
- 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
- 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
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- She shows her dogs frequently
- We will demo the new software in Washington