demostrar

/demosˈtɾaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to show, to demonstrate

demostrar = demonstrate: Latin de- + monstrare, to show fully

Same root as English demonstrate, minus the n: Latin monstrare (to show) became Spanish mostrar, and de- adds the sense of fully. So demostrar is mostrar taken to completion: showing something so thoroughly that it counts as proof.

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