different between demonstrate vs showcase

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin d?monstr?, d?monstr?tus (“I show”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?m?nst?e?t/

Verb

demonstrate (third-person singular simple present demonstrates, present participle demonstrating, simple past and past participle demonstrated)

1. (transitive) to show how to use (something).
   • 1987, February 8, Richard Zachs, "Candy is dandy (though maybe not liquor) - so for this Valentine's Day, video may be a whole lot more fun", The New York Daily News

     In this tape, a velvet-voiced narrator provides a stroke-by-stroke guide to massaging your partner. As she speaks, comely nude couples demonstrate.

2. to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
3. (intransitive) to participate in or organize a demonstration.

4. (transitive) to show, display, or present; to prove or make evident

Conjugation

Related terms

Translations

See also

• show
• prove

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /demons?trate/
• Rhymes: -ate

Noun

demonstrate

1. present adverbial passive participle of demonstri

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de?monstrate/

Verb

demonstrate

1. adverbial present passive participle of demonstrar

Latin

Verb

d?m?nstr?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?m?nstr?

Participle

d?m?nstr?te

1. vocative masculine singular of d?m?nstr?tus

English

Etymology

From show +? case.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?????ke?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??o??ke?s/

Noun

showcase (plural showcases)

1. A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
2. A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

Synonyms

• (case for displaying): vitrine, display case
• (setting for exhibiting in favorable aspect): flagship (especially of a store)

Translations

Verb

showcase (third-person singular simple present showcases, present participle showcasing, simple past and past participle showcased)

1. To display, demonstrate, show, or present.

   I think the demonstration really showcases the strengths of the software.

   • 2012 August 24, Yoram Hazony, “The God of Independent Minds”, The Wall Street Journal:

     Today's debates over the place of religion in modern life often showcase the claim that belief in God stifles reason and science.

   • 2013, Velvet Carter, Blissfully Yours (page 93)

     The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.

Translations

Anagrams

• cowashes