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bear witness vs demonstrate

demonstrate vs bear witness

bear witness and demonstrate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bear witness No No Yes No
demonstrate No No Yes No
As verbs, demonstrate is a hyponym of bear witness; that is, demonstrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bear witness:
  • bear witness: provide evidence for
  • demonstrate: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
Other hyponyms of bear witness include attest, certify, evidence, manifest, presume, abduce, adduce, cite.
bear witness (verb) demonstrate (verb)
give testimony in a court of law establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
provide evidence for provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
march in protest; take part in a demonstration
Difference between bear witness and demonstrate

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