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demonstrate
What does demonstrate mean?
demonstrate (verb): to show, display, or present; to prove or make evident.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce demonstrate?
/ˈdɛmənˌstɹeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does demonstrate come from?
Borrowed from Latin dēmonstrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēmonstrō (“to show, point at”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of demonstrate?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “demonstrate” mean?
to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
Not quite: that's what avoid means.
to show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
Right! That's what “demonstrate” means.
to communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud
Not quite: that's what speak means.
to write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch
Not quite: that's what draft means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “demonstrate”?
show
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close
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start
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leave
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