demonstrate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (20)

v. give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

v. show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

show, give a demonstration of

v. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

march, march in protest

v. march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"

show, establish, prove, shew

v. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

evidence, manifest, attest, certify, make evident, attest to

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Fuzzynyms (104)

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

catch

v. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"

spot, spy, descry, espy

v. catch sight of

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

show, express, evince

v. give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

show, display, reveal

v. make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"

display, exhibit, expose

v. to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"

produce

v. bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him"

evidence, manifest, demonstrate, attest, certify, make evident, attest to

illustrate

v. supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"

check, control, see, insure, ensure, ascertain, assure, make sure, make certain, see to it

v. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

authenticate, establish as genuine

v. establish the authenticity of something

verify, show the truth of

v. confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"

check, control, see, insure, ensure, ascertain, assure, make sure, make certain, see to it

v. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

support, sustain, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, affirm

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

signal, bespeak, indicate, betoken, point to

v. be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

show, express, evince

v. give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

instance, exemplify, illustrate

v. clarify by giving an example of

exhibit, possess

v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

sport, feature, boast

v. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"

produce

v. bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him"

show, exhibit, present, demonstrate

v. show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

show, make noticeable, make visible, cause to appear, cause to be seen

v. make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"

signify

v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

refer to, denote, have as a meaning

v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

represent, stand for, symbolize, express indirectly

v. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

define

v. determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"

illuminate, decorate with paint

v. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

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Antonyms (7)

hide, conceal

v. prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

disprove, confute

v. prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

refute, rebut, controvert

v. prove to be false or incorrect

demonstrate

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