demonstrate
(verb)
verb
1. give an exhibition of to an interested audience
Similar word(s): demo, exhibit, present, show
Definition categories: perception, show
2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
Similar word(s): establish, prove, shew, show
Definition categories: cognition, affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain
3. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
Similar word(s): attest, certify, evidence, manifest
Definition categories: communication, evidence, prove, show, testify
4. march in protest; take part in a demonstration
- Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle
Similar word(s): march