demonstre

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verb

To demonstrate.

OriginMiddle French demonstrer ← Old French demonstrer ← Latin dēmonstrō →
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Meanings

verbdemonstre (third-person singular simple present demonstres, present participle demonstring, simple past and past participle demonstred)

present singular third person demonstres · participle present demonstring · participle past demonstred · past demonstred

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo demonstrate.

Origin

  1. Latindēmonstrō
  2. Old Frenchdemonstrer
  3. Middle Frenchdemonstrer
  4. Englishdemonstre

From Middle French demonstrer, from Old French demonstrer, demoustrer, from Latin dēmonstrō, with re-Latinized spelling.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

demonstre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonstre

MLA

“demonstre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonstre. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demonstre,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonstre.

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