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| 1. | [ verb ] show or demonstrate something to an interested audience | |
| Synonyms: | show present exhibit demo | |
| Examples: | "She shows her dogs frequently" "We will demo the new software in Washington" |
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| Related terms: | show bring_home presentation presentation display screening presentation demonstration exhibitor show show | |
| 2. | [ verb ] establish the validity of something | |
| Synonyms: | show prove establish shew | |
| Examples: | "This behavior shows his true nature" |
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| Related terms: | disprove confirm prove prove_oneself negate stultify stultify | |
| 3. | [ verb ] establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | |
| Synonyms: | prove show establish shew | |
| Examples: | "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound" "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" |
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| Related terms: | disprove confirm prove prove_oneself condemn negate stultify establishment | |
| 4. | [ verb ] provide evidence for; stand as proof of | |
| Synonyms: | evidence manifest certify attest | |
| Examples: | "His high fever attested to his illness" "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication" |
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| Related terms: | testify authenticate condemn notarize reflect reflect attest evidence documentation attestation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] march in protest; take part in a demonstration | |
| Synonyms: | march | |
| Examples: | "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle" |
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| Related terms: | protest picket march demonstrator | |
| 6. | [ verb ] give evidence | |
| Synonyms: | tell evidence ascertain | |
| Examples: | "he was telling on all his former colleague" |
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| Related terms: | confirm inform recognize evidence | |
| Similar spelling: |
demonstrated demonstrative demonstrator demonstrable demonstration demonstrably demonization demonisation |
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