verb phrase · academic
to demonstrate
UK/tuː ˈdɛmənstreɪt/US/tu ˈdɛmənstreɪt/to·DEM·on·strate
to show or prove something clearly, often by giving examples or evidence
Examples
“Recent studies demonstrate a clear link between diet and health.”
“To demonstrate this point, consider the following experiment.”
“Graphs are used to demonstrate trends over time.”
Band 8 sentence
“Longitudinal research demonstrates that early childhood education has lasting benefits for cognitive development.”
Collocations
- demonstrate that + clause
- clearly demonstrate
- used to demonstrate
Word family
Common mistakes
demonstrate = protest→demonstrate (show/prove)
use 'prove' when you only have one study→demonstrate
Say it for a higher band
5show→6prove→7+to demonstrate
Synonyms
show
Easily confused
prove
“This experiment does not prove causation, but it does demonstrate a strong correlation.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Examples
Learn it with its set