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monstrate

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9

Definition of monstrate

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (literary, rare, transitive)To show.
    “The Portrat right, the Type, the Figure true, / And very viue Anatomie of wit: / To monſtrate theſe, the Miſſes we commit.”
    “[Y]et he ought to punish all idolatrous formes of worship, because the light of nature is sufficient to monstrate the absurdnesse and impiety thereof; […]”
    “To MONSTRATE, [montrer, F[rench] monſtratum, L[atin]] to ſhew.”
    “But the very young one / who walks apart / whose wide-lidded eyes monstrate immeasurable fatigue—his greatcoat fits superbly at the waist and its tailored skirts have distinction; […]”

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Etymology

First attested in 1609; borrowed from Latin mōnstrātus, perfect passive participle of mōnstrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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