demonstrate
/ˈdemənstˌɹeɪt/DEH-muhn-strayt
/ˈdɛmənstˌɹeɪt/DEH-muhn-strayt
Meaningto point out
Common meaning: to show clearly
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- monstrto point out, showLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1162 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘down, away, off’ + ‘to point out, show’ → demonstrate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin mōnstrō ‘to point out, show’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mōnstrō, p. 1162 · dictionary scan
Roots
- mōnstrō, -āre Latin “to point out, show”
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