demonstrate

Definition

To show how to use (something).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēmonstrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēmonstrō (“to show, point at”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French démontrer.

Example Sentences

• "Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?"
• "In this tape, a velvet-voiced narrator provides a stroke-by-stroke guide to massaging your partner. As she speaks, comely nude couples demonstrate."
• "Those people outside are demonstrating against the election results."

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