Collocations for demonstrate - verb
1. show
ADVERB
amply,
beyond doubt,
clearly,
conclusively,
convincingly,
effectively,
powerfully,
successfully,
well
The study demonstrates beyond doubt the effectiveness of the new drug.
The study demonstrates beyond doubt the effectiveness of the new drug.
consistently,
repeatedly
adequately
further
easily
elegantly, neatly (esp. BrE)
empirically, experimentally
directly
publicly
graphically, vividly
This tragedy graphically demonstrates the dangers of extreme sports.
adequately
further
easily
elegantly, neatly (esp. BrE)
empirically, experimentally
directly
publicly
graphically, vividly
This tragedy graphically demonstrates the dangers of extreme sports.
PREPOSITION
to
The President must demonstrate to the country that he is really in control.
The President must demonstrate to the country that he is really in control.
2. protest
PREPOSITION
against
Campaigners were demonstrating against the slaughter of dolphins.
Campaigners were demonstrating against the slaughter of dolphins.
for
Their objective was to demonstrate peacefully for civil rights.
Their objective was to demonstrate peacefully for civil rights.
Demonstrate is used with these nouns as the subject:
article, evidence, examination, example, experiment, finding, incident, investigation, paper, protester, record, report, research, result, study, test, trial
article, evidence, examination, example, experiment, finding, incident, investigation, paper, protester, record, report, research, result, study, test, trial
Demonstrate is used with these nouns as the object:
ability, acumen, agility, aspect, association, authority, bias, bravery, capability, capacity, command, commitment, competence, complexity, confidence, consistency, contempt, correlation, courage, creativity, decrease, dedication, desire, determination, difference, disregard, dominance, effect, effectiveness, efficiency, empathy, excellence, existence, extent, feasibility, flexibility, folly, futility, gallantry, idea, ignorance, importance, improvement, inability, inadequacy, incompatibility, incompetence, increase, indifference, influence, ingenuity, innocence, intelligence, knack, knowledge, leadership, limitation, link, love, loyalty, mastery, maturity, need, openness, perseverance, persistence, potential, power, preference, proficiency, progress, prowess, readiness, reduction, relationship, relevance, reliability, resilience, restraint, seriousness, sincerity, skill, solidarity, sophistication, stupidity, suitability, superiority, support, talent, taste, technique, understanding, usefulness, utility, validity, valour, value, variability, vulnerability, weakness, willingness, worth
ability, acumen, agility, aspect, association, authority, bias, bravery, capability, capacity, command, commitment, competence, complexity, confidence, consistency, contempt, correlation, courage, creativity, decrease, dedication, desire, determination, difference, disregard, dominance, effect, effectiveness, efficiency, empathy, excellence, existence, extent, feasibility, flexibility, folly, futility, gallantry, idea, ignorance, importance, improvement, inability, inadequacy, incompatibility, incompetence, increase, indifference, influence, ingenuity, innocence, intelligence, knack, knowledge, leadership, limitation, link, love, loyalty, mastery, maturity, need, openness, perseverance, persistence, potential, power, preference, proficiency, progress, prowess, readiness, reduction, relationship, relevance, reliability, resilience, restraint, seriousness, sincerity, skill, solidarity, sophistication, stupidity, suitability, superiority, support, talent, taste, technique, understanding, usefulness, utility, validity, valour, value, variability, vulnerability, weakness, willingness, worth