demonstrate (
http://definr.com/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: 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]
4: march in protest; take part in a demonstration [syn:
march]
5: give a demonstration of: "This improvement shows the effect
of the drug most clearly" [syn:
show]