démontrer
Démontrer is a French transitive verb meaning to show the truth or validity of something by reasoning or evidence, to prove, or to illustrate. In everyday language it is used to present arguments or evidence, while in mathematics, science, and logic it denotes a formal proof. It is closely related to montrer (to show), but démontrer conveys a stronger sense of establishing a result through reasoning. The noun démonstration (a demonstration or proof) accompanies its use in formal contexts.
Etymology: The verb comes from Latin demonstrare, via Old French démonstrer, and shares a root with démonstration.
Usage: Dem- ontrer requires a direct object representing what is shown or proved (démontrer une hypothèse, démontrer
Conjugation (highlights): Present: je démontre, tu démontres, il démontre, nous démontrons, vous démontrez, ils démontrent. Passé
Démontré is the past participle, used with avoir (j’ai démontré) and as an adjective (un raisonnement démontré).