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monstrate

monstrate verb: to show.

Verb

monstrate (third-person singular simple present monstrates, present participle monstrating, simple past and past participle monstrated)

  1. (literary, rare, transitive) To show.
    • The Portrat right, the Type, the Figure true, / And very viue Anatomie of wit: / To monſtrate theſe, the Miſſes we commit.1609, Alexander Gardyne, “The Contents and Summe of the Authors his Christian Knight Translated”, in A Garden of Graue and Godlie Flowres: Sonets, Elegies, and Epitaphs. […], Edinburgh: […] Thomas...
    • [Y]et he ought to punish all idolatrous formes of worship, because the light of nature is sufficient to monstrate the absurdnesse and impiety thereof; […]1647, Michael Hudson, “Of the due limitation of the Kings Power”, in The Divine Right of Government: 1. Naturall, and 2. Politique. More Particularly of Monarchie; the Onely Legitimate and Natural...

Examples of monstrate in a sentence

  • To MONSTRATE, [montrer, F[rench] monſtratum, L[atin]] to ſhew.[1721, N[athan] Bailey, “To MONSTRATE”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], →OCLC...
  • But the very young one / who walks apart / whose wide-lidded eyes monstrate immeasurable fatigue—his greatcoat fits superbly at the waist and its tailored skirts have distinction; […]1937, David Jones, “Part 7: The five unmistakable marks”, in In Parenthesis: Seinnyessit e Gledyf ym Penn Mameu, London: Faber & Faber Ltd...

Forms of monstrate

third-person singular presentmonstrates
present participlemonstrating
past participlemonstrated
pastmonstrated

Origin of monstrate

First attested in 1609; borrowed from Latin mōnstrātus, perfect passive participle of mōnstrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about monstrate

What does monstrate mean?
Monstrate means to show.
How do you use monstrate in a sentence?
To MONSTRATE, [montrer, F[rench] monſtratum, L[atin]] to ſhew.
What part of speech is monstrate?
Monstrate is a verb.
What is the past tense of monstrate?
The past tense of monstrate is monstrated.

Words near monstrate in the dictionary

  1. monstery
  2. monstrance
  3. monstrance bean
  4. monstrance beans
  5. monstrances
  6. monstrate
  7. monstration
  8. monstrations
  9. monstre
  10. monstre sacré
  11. monstres

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