Word of the Day:
demonstrate
What It Means
To show how to use (something).
To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
To participate in or organize a demonstration.
Those people outside are demonstrating against the election results.
Demonstrate in Context
“"What we are trying to demonstrate is that freight lines at lower speeds can be electrified much more cheaply. […]"”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from Latin dēmonstrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēmonstrō (“to show, point at”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French démontrer.
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