Hypertext Webster Gateway: "demonstrate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Demonstrate \Dem"on*strate\ (?; 277), v. t. [L. demonstratus, p.
p. of demonstrare to demonstrate; de- + monstrare to show.
See {Monster}.]
1. To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.
--Shak.
2. To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove
by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the
possibility of doubt or denial.
We can not demonstrate these things so as to show
that the contrary often involves a contradiction.
--Tillotson.
3. (Anat.) To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other
anatomical preparation).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
demonstrate
v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
"She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new
software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {exhibit},
{present}]
2: establish the validity of something; "This behavior shows
his true nature" [syn: {prove}, {establish}, {show}, {shew}]
[ant: {disprove}]
3: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; "His high fever
attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest
a high level of architectural sophistication" [syn: {attest},
{certify}, {manifest}, {evidence}]
4: march in protest; take part in a demonstration [syn: {march}]
5: give a demonstration of: "This improvement shows the effect
of the drug most clearly" [syn: {show}]
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