verbfirst conjugation
dēmōnstrō
dēmōnstrō (present infinitive dēmōnstrāre, perfect active dēmōnstrāvī, supine dēmōnstrātum)
Classical[deːˈmõː.stroː]Ecclesiastical[deˈmɔn.stro]
Meaning
- to show, demonstrate, prove
Sicut ergo, cum uitium oculorum dicitur caecitas, id ostenditur, quod ad naturam oculorum pertinet uisus; et cum uitium aurium dicitur surditas, ad earum naturam pertinere demonstratur auditus: ita, cum uitium creaturae angelicae dicitur, quo non adhaeret Deo, hinc apertissime declaratur, eius naturae ut Deo adhaereat conuenire.
As, then, when we say that blindness is a defect of the eyes, we prove that sight belongs to the nature of the eyes; and when we say that deafness is a defect of the ears, hearing is thereby proved to belong to their nature;—so, when we say that it is a fault of the angelic creature that it does not cleave to God, we hereby most plainly declare that it pertained to its nature to cleave to God.412 CE – 426 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, De civitate Dei 12.1 - to point out
- to draw attention to
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
mōnstrōpoint out, show
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēmōnstrō | dēmōnstrābam | dēmōnstrābō | dēmōnstrāvī | dēmōnstrāveram dēmōnstrāram | dēmōnstrāverō dēmōnstrārō |
| 2nd sg. | dēmōnstrās | dēmōnstrābās | dēmōnstrābis | dēmōnstrāvistī dēmōnstrāstī | dēmōnstrāverās dēmōnstrārās | dēmōnstrāveris dēmōnstrāris |
| 3rd sg. | dēmōnstrat | dēmōnstrābat | dēmōnstrābit | dēmōnstrāvit dēmōnstrāt | dēmōnstrāverat dēmōnstrārat | dēmōnstrāverit dēmōnstrārit |
| 1st pl. | dēmōnstrāmus | dēmōnstrābāmus | dēmōnstrābimus | dēmōnstrāvimus dēmōnstrāmus | dēmōnstrāverāmus dēmōnstrārāmus | dēmōnstrāverimus dēmōnstrārimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēmōnstrātis | dēmōnstrābātis | dēmōnstrābitis | dēmōnstrāvistis dēmōnstrāstis | dēmōnstrāverātis dēmōnstrārātis | dēmōnstrāveritis dēmōnstrāritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēmōnstrant | dēmōnstrābant | dēmōnstrābunt | dēmōnstrāvērunt dēmōnstrārunt, dēmōnstrāvēre | dēmōnstrāverant dēmōnstrārant | dēmōnstrāverint dēmōnstrārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēmōnstrem | dēmōnstrārem | dēmōnstrāverim dēmōnstrārim | dēmōnstrāvissem dēmōnstrāssem |
| 2nd sg. | dēmōnstrēs | dēmōnstrārēs | dēmōnstrāverīs dēmōnstrārīs | dēmōnstrāvissēs dēmōnstrāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēmōnstret | dēmōnstrāret | dēmōnstrāverit dēmōnstrārit | dēmōnstrāvisset dēmōnstrāsset |
| 1st pl. | dēmōnstrēmus | dēmōnstrārēmus | dēmōnstrāverīmus dēmōnstrārīmus | dēmōnstrāvissēmus dēmōnstrāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēmōnstrētis | dēmōnstrārētis | dēmōnstrāverītis dēmōnstrārītis | dēmōnstrāvissētis dēmōnstrāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēmōnstrent | dēmōnstrārent | dēmōnstrāverint dēmōnstrārint | dēmōnstrāvissent dēmōnstrāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēmōnstror | dēmōnstrābar | dēmōnstrābor |
| 2nd sg. | dēmōnstrāris dēmōnstrāre | dēmōnstrābāris dēmōnstrābāre | dēmōnstrāberis dēmōnstrābere |
| 3rd sg. | dēmōnstrātur | dēmōnstrābātur | dēmōnstrābitur |
| 1st pl. | dēmōnstrāmur | dēmōnstrābāmur | dēmōnstrābimur |
| 2nd pl. | dēmōnstrāminī | dēmōnstrābāminī | dēmōnstrābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēmōnstrantur | dēmōnstrābantur | dēmōnstrābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēmōnstrer | dēmōnstrārer |
| 2nd sg. | dēmōnstrēris dēmōnstrēre | dēmōnstrārēris dēmōnstrārēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēmōnstrētur | dēmōnstrārētur |
| 1st pl. | dēmōnstrēmur | dēmōnstrārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēmōnstrēminī | dēmōnstrārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēmōnstrentur | dēmōnstrārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēmōnstrā | dēmōnstrāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēmōnstrāte | dēmōnstrāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēmōnstrātō | dēmōnstrātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēmōnstrātō | dēmōnstrātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēmōnstrātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēmōnstrantō | dēmōnstrantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēmōnstrāre | dēmōnstrārī dēmōnstrārier |
| perfect infinitive | dēmōnstrāvisse dēmōnstrāsse | dēmōnstrātum esse |
| future infinitive | dēmōnstrātūrum esse | dēmōnstrātum īrī |
| present participle | dēmōnstrāns dēmōnstrante, dēmōnstrantem, dēmōnstrantēs, dēmōnstrantī, dēmōnstrantia, dēmōnstrantibus, dēmōnstrantis, dēmōnstrantīs, dēmōnstrantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēmōnstrātus dēmōnstrāta, dēmōnstrātā, dēmōnstrātae, dēmōnstrātam, dēmōnstrātārum, dēmōnstrātās, dēmōnstrātī, dēmōnstrātōrum, dēmōnstrātōs |
| future participle | dēmōnstrātūrus dēmōnstrātūra, dēmōnstrātūrā, dēmōnstrātūrae, dēmōnstrātūram, dēmōnstrātūrārum, dēmōnstrātūrās, dēmōnstrātūre, dēmōnstrātūrī, dēmōnstrātūrīs, dēmōnstrātūrō, dēmōnstrātūrōrum, dēmōnstrātūrōs, dēmōnstrātūrum | dēmōnstrandus |
gerunddēmōnstrandī, dēmōnstrandō, dēmōnstrandumsupinedēmōnstrātum, dēmōnstrātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- argumentum afferre, quo animos immortales esse demonstratur
- to bring forward a proof of the immortality of the soul.
dē-monstro, āvi, ātum, 1 (
I. arch. inf. pass.:
demonstrarier, Ter. Ph. 2, 1, 76), v. a., to point out, as with the finger; to indicate, designate, show (freq. and class.). I. Lit.
A. In gen. (cf.: indico, significo, ostendo): ubi habitet (mihi) demonstrarier (volo—with commonstrarier), Ter. l. l.; cf.:
itinera ipsa ita putavi esse demonstranda, ut commonstrarem tantum viam, et ut fieri solet, digitum ad fontes intenderem, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.: non ea figura, quae digito demonstrari potest, id. Rep. 6, 24; so, too, aliquid digito, Quint. 6, 3, 38: aliquem averso pollice, id. 11, 3, 104: aliquid nutu vel manu, id. 1, 5, 36: eum volo mihi demonstretis hominem, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 16: thesaurum mi in hisce aedibus, id. Trin. 1, 2, 113: itinera cum cura, Liv. 23, 33: unum ex iis, Suet. Aug. 94 et saep.: ut ante demonstrabant, quid ubique esset ... item nunc, quid undique oblatum sit, ostendunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 59: demonstres ubi sint tuae tenebrae, Catull. 55, 2.—Absol.: histrio ita demonstraverat (had gesticulated), ut bibentem natantemque faceret, Suet. Ner. 39.—B. Esp., jurid. t. t.: fines, to point out the boundaries, i.e. to deliver a piece of land to the purchaser, Cic. pro Tull. § 17; Dig. 18, 1, 18; 21, 2, 45.—
C. Pregn., to guide by pointing out the way:
si equus ille decessit qui demonstrabat quadrigam, Dig. 31, 1, 65, § 1.—II. Trop., to designate, indicate, by speech or writing; to show, prove, demonstrate; to represent, describe; also simply to mention (in this signif. often in Caes. —for syn. cf.: monstro, commonstro, comprobo, probo, declaro).
(a). With acc.:
Spurinna quidem cum ei rem demonstrassem et vitam tuam superiorem exposuissem, magnum periculum summae reipublicae demonstrabat, nisi, etc., Cic. Fam. 9, 24; so with docere, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50; with ostendere, id. Att. 1, 1, 4; Quint. 5, 12, 15 et saep.: istius cupiditatem minasque demonstrat, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 39 fin.: si tibi nemo responsurus esset, tamen ipsam causam demonstrare non posses, id. Div. in Caecil. 13, 43: modum formamque (sc. navium), Caes. B. G. 5, 1: re demonstrata, id. ib. 5, 38; cf.: quibus demonstratis, Quint. 5, 1, 3: aliquid scripto, id. 1, 5, 32 et saep.: ad ea castra, quae supra demonstravimus, contendit, Caes. B. G. 7, 83 fin.; 5, 49; so with the pron. relat., id. B. C. 3, 84, 3; 3, 89, 3: hujus Hercyniae silvae, quae supra demonstrata est, latitudo, etc., id. B. G. 6, 25; cf. in pass. id. B. C. 1, 81, 2; 63 fin.—With double acc.: quam virtutem quartam elocutionis Cicero demonstrat, Quint. 11, 1, 1.—(b). With acc. and inf.:
mihi Fabius demonstravit, te id cogitasse facere, Cic. Fam. 3, 3, 2; id. Inv. 1, 31: demonstrant sibi praeter agri solum nihil esse reliqui, Caes. B. G. 1, 11, 5; 2, 17, 2; 7, 41, 2 (with exponunt); 7, 43, 2 et saep.—Pass. with nom. and inf.: altera parte imbecillitas, inopia fuisse demonstrabitur, Auct. Her. 2, 4, 7: si eo ipse in genere, quo arguatur, integer ante fuisse demonstrabitur, Cic. Inv. 1, 11, 36; Hyg. Astr. 2, 14; 2, 21.—(g). With a relative clause:
quanta praedae faciendae facultas daretur, si, etc., Caes. B. G. 4, 34 fin.; Quint. 2, 4, 3; Plin. 25, 13, 106, § 169.—(d). Absol.:
cum esset Caesar in citeriore Gallia in hibernis, ita uti supra demonstravimus, Caes. B. G. 2, 1: ut supra demonstravimus, id. ib. 5, 3; 5, 19 al.: ut ante demonstravimus, id. ib. 2, 22; ita ut antea demonstravimus, id. ib. 7, 46; and simply ut demonstravimus, id. ib. 6, 35; id. B. C. 3, 66, 2 al.—(ε) In attraction: cum essent in quibus demonstravi augustiis, Caes. B. C. 3, 15, 6: circiter DC ejus generis, cujus supra demonstravimus naves, id. B. G. 5, 2, 2.—b. Of an inanimate subject:
quae hoc demonstrare videantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 63: quod proximus demonstrabit liber, Quint. 1, 10, 49: littera causam, Tib. 3, 2, 27: laus ac vituperatio quale sit quidque demonstrat, id. 3, 4, 14 al.—c. Pass. impers.:
naves XVIII., de quibus supra demonstratum est, Caes. B. G. 4, 28; id. B. C. 1, 56, 2: erant, ut supra demonstratum est, legiones Afranii tres, id. ib. 1, 39; 2, 34; and without supra, id. ib. 3, 62: quem a Pompeio missum in Hispaniam demonstratum est, id. ib. 1, 38; so with an acc. and inf., id. ib. 2, 28; 2, 42, 5: ad flumen Axonam contenderunt, quod esse post nostra castra demonstratum est, id. B. G. 2, 9, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-mōnstrō āvī, ātus, āre,
to point out, indicate, designate, show: figuram digito: ubi habitet (mihi) demonstrarier, T.: itinera: quid ubique esset: finīs, i. e. to deliver possession (of land): demonstrant astra salebras, Pr.—Fig., to designate, indicate, show, prove, demonstrate, establish: audisti quam villam demonstravit? T.: alterius peccata: istius cupiditatem: causā illis demonstratā: earum (navium) modum formamque, Cs.: sibi nihil esse reliqui, Cs.: culpam in te fuisse: quanta praedae faciendae facultas daretur, si, etc., Cs.: quā iste oratione usus esset: verba demonstrantia ea, quae, etc., expressing.—To mention, speak of, name, describe: cum essent in quibus demonstravi angustiis, Cs.: res, quam ante demonstravi: cum esset Caesar in hibernis, ita uti supra demonstravimus, Cs.: naves, de quibus supra demonstratum est, Cs.: quem missum in Hispaniam demonstratum est, Cs.: flumen, quod esse post castra demonstratum est, Cs.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēmōnstrō
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 From dē- + mōnstrō (“to show”).
Descendants
- Catalandemostrar
- Englishdemonstrate
- Frenchdémontrer
- Germandemonstrieren
- Italiandimostrare
- Portuguesedemonstrarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese demostrar
- Romaniandemonstra
- Spanishdemostrar
- Dutchdemonstreren
- Idodemonstrarfrom Esperanto demonstri