v00664788
| type | v |
| lex_filenum | 31 |
| def | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment |
| examples | The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture |
| Frame - 8 | Somebody ----s something |
| Frame - 11 | Something ----s something |
| Frame - 26 | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm |
| Derivationally related form | establish → establishment |
| Derivationally related form | demonstrate → demonstrative |
| Antonym | prove → disprove |
| Hyponym | prove oneself; prove; negate, contradict; stultify |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | demonstrative → demonstrate |
| Derivationally related form | establishment → establish |
| Hypernym | prove oneself; prove; negate, contradict; stultify |
| Hyponym | confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm |
| Antonym | disprove → prove |
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