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demonstrate meaning

EN[ˈdɛmənstɹeɪt]
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    Definition of demonstrate in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGdemonstratesPRdemonstratingPT, PPdemonstratedPREdemo-SUF-ate
    1. To display the method of using an object.
      1. To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
        1. To participate in or organize a demonstration.
        2. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • Green and colleagues demonstrated that ossification due to meningogenic labyrinthitis extended further into the cochlea than ossification due to other causes.
            • A possible new metabolic pathway was recently demonstrated through oxidation into bioactive compounds such as harman and norharman by heme peroxidases [75 ].
            • It is useful to strike through an incorrect text, leaving it legible, to demonstrate that it is an incorrect usage.
          2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
            • In many Eastern European countries homosexuals face blatant persecution, as the recent criminalization of homosexuality and repeated homonegative riots in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine demonstrate.
            • Transiently suppressed bone formation and increased bone resorption after participation in a 246-km ultradistance race has been demonstrated.
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Verbs
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          1. en demonstrated
          2. en demonstrater
          3. en demonstrates
          4. en demonstratest
          5. en demonstrateth
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of demonstrate for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "demonstrate" is a verb.
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