In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEMONSTRATE
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
(verb) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; “The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”; “The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture”
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
(verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes; “His high fever attested to his illness”; “The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication”; “This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness”
show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
(verb) give an exhibition of to an interested audience; “She shows her dogs frequently”; “We will demo the new software in Washington”
demonstrate, march
(verb) march in protest; take part in a demonstration; “Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
demonstrate (third-person singular simple present demonstrates, present participle demonstrating, simple past and past participle demonstrated)
(transitive) to show how to use (something).
to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
(intransitive) to participate in or organize a demonstration.
(transitive) to show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
Source: Wiktionary
Dem"on*strate, v. t. Etym: [L. demonstratus, p. p. of demonstrare to demonstrate; de- + monstrare to show. See Monster.]
1. To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident. Shak.
2. To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial. We can not demonstrate these things so as to show that the contrary often involves a contradiction. Tillotson.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other anatomical preparation).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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