verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: march
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protest, resist, dissent
Narrower terms: picket
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti Proto-Italic *man-eje- Proto-Italic *moneō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Italic *-trom Proto-Italic *monestrom Latin mōnstrum Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mōnstrō Latin dēmōnstrō Latin dēmōnstrātusbor. English demonstrate Borrowed from Latin dēmonstrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēmonstrō (“to show, point at”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French démontrer.
Across languages
Translations
84 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
nümayiş etdirmək
— to show how to use something
Belarusian:
пака́зваць
(pakázvacʹ)
— to show how to use something
Belarusian:
паказа́ць
(pakazácʹ)
— to show how to use something
Bulgarian:
показвам
(pokazvam)
— to show how to use something
Bulgarian:
демонстрирам
(demonstriram)
— to show how to use something
Catalan:
demostrar
— to show how to use something
Danish:
demonstrere
— to show how to use something
Dutch:
demonstreren
— to show how to use something
Esperanto:
montri
— to show how to use something
Esperanto:
elmontri
— to show how to use something
Finnish:
näyttää
— to show how to use something
Finnish:
demonstroida
— to show how to use something
French:
démontrer
— to show how to use something
Galician:
demostrar
— to show how to use something
German:
demonstrieren
— to show how to use something
Greek:
δείχνω
(deíchno)
— to show how to use something
Hungarian:
bemutat
— to show how to use something
Hungarian:
szemléltet
— to show how to use something
Ido:
demonstrar
— to show how to use something
Italian:
dimostrare
— to show how to use something
Latin:
doceo
— to show how to use something
Ligurian:
dimostrâ
— to show how to use something
Lushootseed:
ʔugwus
— to show how to use something
Polish:
demonstrować
— to show how to use something
Polish:
zademonstrować
— to show how to use something
Portuguese:
demonstrar
— to show how to use something
Romanian:
demonstra
— to show how to use something
Russian:
пока́зывать
(pokázyvatʹ)
— to show how to use something
Russian:
показа́ть
(pokazátʹ)
— to show how to use something
Russian:
демонстри́ровать
(demonstrírovatʹ)
— to show how to use something
Russian:
продемонстри́ровать
(prodemonstrírovatʹ)
— to show how to use something
Slovene:
prikazati
— to show how to use something
Spanish:
demostrar
— to show how to use something
Spanish:
demonstrar
— to show how to use something
Swedish:
demonstrera
— to show how to use something
Swedish:
förevisa
— to show how to use something
Thai:
สาธิต
(sǎa-tít)
— to show how to use something
Catalan:
demostrar
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Chinese Mandarin:
论证
(lùnzhèng)
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Danish:
demonstrere
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Esperanto:
demonstri
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Finnish:
osoittaa
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Finnish:
demonstroida
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
German:
demonstrieren
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
German:
aufzeigen
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Hungarian:
kimutat
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Hungarian:
igazol
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Hungarian:
bizonyít
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Hungarian:
bebizonyít
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Italian:
dimostrare
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Latin:
demonstro
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Ligurian:
dimostrâ
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Polish:
demonstrować
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Polish:
zademonstrować
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Portuguese:
demonstrar
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Russian:
демонстри́ровать
(demonstrírovatʹ)
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Russian:
продемонстри́ровать
(prodemonstrírovatʹ)
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Spanish:
demostrar
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Spanish:
demonstrar
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Swedish:
demonstrera
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Thai:
แสดง
(sà-dɛɛng)
— to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation
Arabic:
تَظَاهَر
(taẓāhar)
— to participate in a demonstration
Arabic:
احْتَجَّ
— to participate in a demonstration
Bulgarian:
демонстрирам
(demonstriram)
— to participate in a demonstration
Czech:
demonstrovat
— to participate in a demonstration
Esperanto:
manifestacii
— to participate in a demonstration
Finnish:
osoittaa mieltään
— to participate in a demonstration
Finnish:
demonstroida
— to participate in a demonstration
French:
manifester
— to participate in a demonstration
German:
demonstrieren
— to participate in a demonstration
Greek:
διαδηλώνω
(diadilóno)
— to participate in a demonstration
Hebrew:
הפגין
(hifgín)
— to participate in a demonstration
Hungarian:
tüntet
— to participate in a demonstration
Italian:
manifestare
— to participate in a demonstration
Māori:
porotēhe
— to participate in a demonstration
Norwegian Bokmål:
demonstrere
— to participate in a demonstration
Polish:
demonstrować
— to participate in a demonstration
Polish:
zademonstrować
— to participate in a demonstration
Northern Sami:
čájehit miela
— to participate in a demonstration
Northern Sami:
demonstreret
— to participate in a demonstration
Scottish Gaelic:
tog fianais
— to participate in a demonstration
Spanish:
manifestar
— to participate in a demonstration
Swedish:
demonstrera
— to participate in a demonstration
Vietnamese:
biểu tình
— to participate in a demonstration