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demonstrate
Overview of verb demonstrate
The verb demonstrate has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (25) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate -- (show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington")
2. (23) prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew -- (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")
3. (2) attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence -- (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")
4. (1) demonstrate, march -- (march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle")
Antonyms of verb demonstrate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb demonstrate
4 senses of demonstrate
Sense 1
show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
=> show
Sense 2
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
=> confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Sense 3
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
=> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
demonstrate, march
=> protest, resist, dissent
=> oppose, controvert, contradict
=> refute, rebut
=> renounce, repudiate
=> reject
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb demonstrate
4 senses of demonstrate
Sense 1
show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
=> bring home
Sense 2
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
=> prove oneself
=> prove
=> negate, contradict
=> stultify
Sense 3
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
=> authenticate
=> reflect
=> reflect
=> notarize, notarise
=> condemn
Sense 4
demonstrate, march
=> picket
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb demonstrate
4 senses of demonstrate
Sense 1
show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
=> show
Sense 2
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
=> confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Sense 3
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
=> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
Sense 4
demonstrate, march
=> protest, resist, dissent
'Cause To' of verb demonstrate
Derived Forms of verb demonstrate
4 senses of demonstrate
Sense 1
show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
RELATED TO>(noun) demonstration#5
=> demonstration, demo
RELATED TO>(noun) demonstration#1
=> presentation, presentment, demonstration
RELATED TO>(noun) demonstrator#1
=> demonstrator
Sense 2
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
RELATED TO>(adj) demonstrative#2
=> demonstrative, illustrative
Sense 3
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
RELATED TO>(adj) demonstrative#2
=> demonstrative, illustrative
Sense 4
demonstrate, march
RELATED TO>(noun) demonstration#3
=> demonstration, manifestation
RELATED TO>(noun) demonstrator#3
=> demonstrator, protester
Domain of verb demonstrate
Domain Terms of verb demonstrate
Familiarity of verb demonstrate
demonstrate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb demonstrate
4 senses of demonstrate
Sense 1
show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody with something
Sense 2
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 3
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
EX: They demonstrate that there was a traffic accident
Sense 4
demonstrate, march
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb demonstrate
4 senses of demonstrate
Sense 1
show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
> show
=> give
=> peep
=> project
=> do justice
=> flash
=> screen
=> expose, exhibit, display
=> fly
=> uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal
=> show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
=> define, delineate
Sense 2
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
> confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
=> back, back up
=> vouch
=> verify
=> prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
=> document
=> validate
Sense 3
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
=> attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
=> presume
=> adduce, abduce, cite
Sense 4
demonstrate, march
> protest, resist, dissent
=> strike, walk out
=> demonstrate, march
=> rebel, arise, rise, rise up
=> rebel, renegade
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb demonstrate
Sense 1
show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
=> show
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Sense 2
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
=> confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
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Sense 3
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
=> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
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Sense 4
demonstrate, march
=> protest, resist, dissent
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Grep of verb demonstrate
demonstrate
Grep of adj demonstrate
demonstrated
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