demonstrate

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin dēmonstrō ‎(“I show”)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛmənstɹeɪt/

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VerbEdit

demonstrate ‎(third-person singular simple present demonstrates, present participle demonstrating, simple past and past participle demonstrated)

1. To display the method of using an object.
2. To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
3. To participate in or organize a demonstration.

Related termsEdit

• demo
• demonstrable
• demonstration
• demonstratedly

• monster
• monstrance
• remonstrate

TranslationsEdit

to display the method of using an object

• Belarusian: пака́зваць impf ‎(pakázvacʹ), паказа́ць (be) pf ‎(pakazácʹ)
• Bulgarian: показвам (bg) ‎(pokazvam), демонстрирам (bg) ‎(demonstriram)
• Catalan: demostrar (ca)
• Danish: demonstrere
• Dutch: demonstreren (nl)
• Esperanto: montri (eo), elmontri
• Finnish: näyttää (fi), demonstroida
• French: démontrer (fr)
• German: demonstrieren (de)
• Greek: δείχνω (el) ‎(deíchno)
• Ido: demonstrar (io)

• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: doceo (la)
• Portuguese: demonstrar (pt)
• Romanian: demonstra (ro)
• Russian: пока́зывать (ru) impf ‎(pokázyvatʹ), показа́ть (ru) pf ‎(pokazátʹ), (formal) демонстри́ровать (ru) impf ‎(demonstrírovatʹ), продемонстри́ровать (ru) pf ‎(prodemonstrírovatʹ)
• Slovene: prikazati
• Spanish: demostrar (es)
• Swedish: demonstrera (sv)
• Thai: สาธิต (th)

to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation

• Catalan: demostrar (ca)
• Danish: demonstrere
• Esperanto: demonstri (eo)
• Finnish: osoittaa (fi), demonstroida
• German: demonstrieren (de)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can

• Portuguese: demonstrar (pt)
• Russian: демонстри́ровать (ru) impf ‎(demonstrírovatʹ), продемонстри́ровать (ru) pf ‎(prodemonstrírovatʹ)
• Swedish: demonstrera (sv)
• Thai: แสดง (th) ‎(sà-dɛɛng)

to participate in a demonstration

• Bulgarian: демонстрирам (bg) ‎(demonstriram)
• Czech: demonstrovat
• Esperanto: manifestacii
• Finnish: osoittaa mieltään, demonstroida
• French: manifester (fr)
• German: demonstrieren (de)
• Greek: διαδηλώνω (el) ‎(diadilóno)

• Hebrew: הפגין ‎(hifgín)
• Hungarian: tüntet (hu)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Scottish Gaelic: tog fianais
• Spanish: manifestar (es)
• Swedish: demonstrera (sv)

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} evidenciar
• Volapük: ^{(please verify)} demön

See alsoEdit

• show
• prove

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LatinEdit

VerbEdit

dēmōnstrāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēmōnstrō  "show ye; prove ye"

ParticipleEdit

dēmōnstrāte

1. vocative masculine singular of dēmōnstrātus