demonstrate

v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;

"She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new

software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {exhibit},

{present}]

2: establish the validity of something; "This behavior shows

his true nature" [syn: {prove}, {establish}, {show}, {shew}]

[ant: {disprove}]

3: give a demonstration of: "This improvement shows the effect

of the drug most clearly" [syn: {show}]

4: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; "His high fever

attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest

a high level of architectural sophistication" [syn: {attest},

{certify}, {manifest}, {evidence}]

5: march in protest; take part in a demonstration [syn: {march}]

6: reveal; "a telling sign" [syn: {tell}, {ascertain}, {evidence}]