monstrate

Definitions

To show.

literary, rare, transitive

Examples

“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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