English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Demonstrate Pronunciation
Demonstrate is pronounced DE-muhn-strayt, IPA /ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt/.
DE-muhn-strayt
US /ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt/ · UK /ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt/
Syllables: DE · muhn · strayt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb: To show clearly how something works or that something is true, or to take part in a protest.
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Demonstrate in a Sentence
- Let me demonstrate on the smaller machine.
- The figures demonstrate a steady fall.
- Thousands gathered to demonstrate outside parliament.
Common Mispronunciations of Demonstrate
Not duh-MAHN-strayt
English keeps the weight at the front here, though the middle-stressed reading was standard in the nineteenth century and survives in some British speech.
Not DE-muhn-straht
The ate at the end is a full ayt in this verb, as it is in illustrate and concentrate.
Tip: Demonstration and demonstrative both move the weight off the front, which is why the family sounds so uneven.
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