Verb
To show.
Usage- Literary
- Rare
- Transitive
- Related words
- Examples
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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; […]
More examples (2)
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; […]