demonstrate

English

Etymology

From Latin dēmonstrō (“I show”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɛmənstɹeɪt/

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Verb

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 terms

demo demonstrable demonstration demonstratedly

monster monstrance remonstrate

Translations

to display the method of using an object

• Bulgarian: показвам (bg) (pokazvam), демонстрирам (bg) (demonstriram)
• Catalan: demostrar (ca)
• Danish: demonstrere (da)
• Dutch: demonstreren (nl)
• Finnish: näyttää (fi), demonstroida (fi)
• French: démontrer (fr)
• German: demonstrieren (de)
• Greek: δείχνω (el) (deíchno) 

• Ido: demonstrar
• Russian: показывать (ru) (pokázyvatʹ)  impf., показать (ru) (pokazátʹ)  pf., (formal) демонстрировать (ru) (demonstrírovatʹ)  impf., продемонстрировать (ru) (prodemonstrírovatʹ)  pf.
• Slovene: prikazati (sl)
• Spanish: demostrar (es)
• Swedish: demonstrera (sv)

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

• Catalan: demostrar (ca)
• Danish: demonstrere (da)
• Finnish: osoittaa (fi), demonstroida (fi)
• German: demonstrieren (de)

• Russian: демонстрировать (ru) (demonstrírovatʹ)  impf., продемонстрировать (ru) (prodemonstrírovatʹ)  pf.
• Swedish: demonstrera (sv)

to participate in a demonstration

• Bulgarian: демонстрирам (bg) (demonstriram)
• Czech: demonstrovat (cs)
• Finnish: osoittaa mieltään, demonstroida
• German: demonstrieren (de)

• Hebrew: הפגין (he) (hifgín)
• Hungarian: tüntet (hu)
• Scottish Gaelic: tog fianais (gd)

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: evidenciar
• Volapük: demön

See also

• show
• prove

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Latin

Verb

dēmōnstrāte

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

Participle

dēmōnstrāte

1. vocative masculine singular of dēmōnstrātus