demonstrate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
She shows her dogs frequently
Types & categories
- show hypernym
- bring home hyponym
Related & opposite
- show derivation
- display derivation
- demonstration derivation
- show derivation
- demo derivation
- showing derivation
- presentation derivation
- presentation derivation
- demonstrator derivation
- exhibitor derivation
Sense 2 verb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
Types & categories
- substantiate hypernym
- prove oneself hyponym
- prove hyponym
- negate hyponym
- stultify hyponym
Related & opposite
- disprove antonym
- validation derivation
- demonstrative derivation
Sense 3 verb
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
His high fever attested to his illness
Types & categories
- bear witness hypernym
- authenticate hyponym
- reflect hyponym
- reflect hyponym
- notarize hyponym
- condemn hyponym
Related & opposite
- evidence derivation
- attestation derivation
- documentation derivation
- manifestation derivation
- expression derivation
- demonstrative derivation
- attest verb group
Sense 4 verb
march in protest; take part in a demonstration
Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- marching derivation
- demonstration derivation
- march derivation
- protester derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | show |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | display |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonstration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | show |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demo |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | showing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | presentation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | presentation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonstrator |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | exhibitor |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | show |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bring home |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | disprove |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | validation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonstrative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | substantiate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prove oneself |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prove |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | negate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stultify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | attestation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | documentation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | manifestation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | expression |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonstrative |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | attest |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | bear witness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | authenticate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reflect |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reflect |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | notarize |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | condemn |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | marching |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonstration |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | march |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | protester |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | protest |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | picket |