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1
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
- you must demonstrate your scientific thesis before a jury of your professional peers
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to show the existence or truth of by evidence
- the paleontologist hopes to demonstrate that dinosaurs once existed in central Peru by unearthing the fossil evidence
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to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
- the babysitter's actions during the emergency demonstrate beyond doubt her general dependability
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to make plain or understandable
- a few striking facts should demonstrate the complex nature of our topic
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to show or make clear by using examples
- the visiting physicist demonstrated very graphically several basic scientific principles
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The first known use of demonstrate was in 1548
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