demonstrate
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin dēmonstrō (“I show”)
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
demonstrate (third-person singular simple present demonstrates, present participle demonstrating, simple past and past participle demonstrated)
- To display the method of using an object.
- To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
- To participate in or organize a demonstration.
- To show, display, present
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2016, David A. Graham, “Donald Trump's Disastrous Debate”, in The Atlantic, page http://www.theatlantic.com/liveblogs/2016/10/second-presidential-debate-clinton-trump/503495/:
- The debate was not long on policy, as questions about the Affordable Care Act and the war in Syria demonstrated.
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TranslationsEdit
to display the method of using an object
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to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
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to participate in a demonstration
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