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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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: give a demonstration of: "This improvement shows the effect of the drug most clearly" [syn: {show}] 4: 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}] 5: march in protest; take part in a demonstration [syn: {march}] 6: reveal; "a telling sign" [syn: {tell}, {ascertain}, {evidence}]
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