Home › Words › M › monstratemonstratemonstrate means to show.EtymologyFirst attested in 1609; borrowed from Latin mōnstrātus, perfect passive participle of mōnstrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).verbTo show.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.demonstre 74% match — To demonstrate. vs monstrate →monstration 71% match — The act of demonstrating; proof. vs monstrate →manifestate 69% match — To manifest. vs monstrate →premonstrate 67% match — To show beforehand; to foreshow. vs monstrate →demonstrance 66% match — demonstration; proof vs monstrate →demonstrate 66% match — To show how to use (something). vs monstrate →display 63% match — A show or spectacle. vs monstrate →demonstratory 62% match — Serving to demonstrate something. vs monstrate →