monstrate

English

Etymology

From Latin mōnstrāt-, mōnstrāre.

Verb

monstrate (third-person singular simple present monstrates, present participle monstrating, simple past and past participle monstrated)

1. (transitive, rare, literary) To show.
   • 1609, Alexander Gardyne, “The Contents and Summe of the Authors his Christian Knight Translated”, in A Garden of Graue and Godlie Flowres: Sonets, Elegies, and Epitaphs. […], Edinburgh: […] Thomas Finlason, →OCLC, signature [F4], verso:

     The Portrat right, the Type, the Figure true, / And very viue Anatomie of wit: / To monſtrate theſe, the Miſſes we commit.

   • 1647, Michael Hudson, “Of the due limitation of the Kings Power”, in The Divine Right of Government: 1. Naturall, and 2. Politique. More Particularly of Monarchie; the Onely Legitimate and Natural Spece of Politique Government. […]‎^[1], [London]: [s.n.], via Early English Books Online 2, →OCLC, book II (Declaring the Divine Right of Monarchie), page 166:

     [Y]et he ought to punish all idolatrous formes of worship, because the light of nature is sufficient to monstrate the absurdnesse and impiety thereof; […]

   • [1721, N[athan] Bailey, “To MONSTRATE”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], →OCLC, column 2:

     To MONSTRATE, [montrer, F[rench] monſtratum, L[atin]] to ſhew.]

   • 1937, David Jones, “Part 7: The five unmistakable marks”, in In Parenthesis: Seinnyessit e Gledyf ym Penn Mameu, London: Faber & Faber Ltd, published 1955, →OCLC, page 170:

     But the very young one / who walks apart / whose wide-lidded eyes monstrate immeasurable fatigue—his greatcoat fits superbly at the waist and its tailored skirts have distinction; […]

Related terms

• demonstrate
• muster

Interlingua

Participle

monstrate

1. past participle of monstrar

Latin

Participle

mōnstrāte

1. vocative masculine singular of mōnstrātus