To demonstrate a fact means to make it clear to people. The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality You have to demonstrate that you are reliable They are anxious to demonstrate to the voters that they have practical policies He's demonstrated how a campaign based on domestic issues can move votes. = show, prove
acq When used relative to test and evaluation, "demonstrate" implies a qualitative test that does not require comparison of test results to an applicable requirement(s) (See "Confirm ") [MIL-HDBK-1908B]
If you demonstrate a particular skill, quality, or feeling, you show by your actions that you have it. Have they, for example, demonstrated a commitment to democracy? = show, display
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
{f} exhibit, present; display emotion; display public opinion (through a protest march, meeting, etc.); show or illustrate through examples or physical demonstrations
march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial
If you demonstrate something, you show people how it works or how to do it. The BBC has just successfully demonstrated a new digital radio transmission system A style consultant will demonstrate how to dress to impress
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"