In the English Vocabulary Profile, ‘demonstrate‘ as a verb is listed at B2. It is defined there as:
to show or prove that something exists or is true
While ‘illustrate‘ is listed at C1 with the meaning:
give information through diagrams, lists of numbers,
The English Grammar Profile C1 Point 34 in the category of PRESENT is defined as:
a wide range of reporting verbs, especially in academic contexts, including ‘demonstrate’, ‘illustrate’.
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1 DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING 1333
2 DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY 1062
3 DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF 975
4 VIDEO DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 551
5 REPORT ILLUSTRATES THE TYPICAL 462
6 EXAMPLE DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 393
7 DEMONSTRATE HOW TO 345
8 RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE 323
9 DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF 292
10 DEMONSTRATE PROFICIENCY IN 260
11 TUTORIAL DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 253
12 CHART ILLUSTRATES HOW MANY 245
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13 ARTICLE DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 232
14 DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO 230
15 DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND 228
16 DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY 224
17 DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED 207
18 CODE DEMONSTRATES THE USE 198
19 EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATES HOW TO 192
20 DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 191
21 SAMPLE DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 190
22 STUDY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE 189
23 RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT THE 169
24 DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT 143
25 DEMONSTRATE THAT THE 140
26 CODE DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 135
27 STUDIES DEMONSTRATE THAT THE 132
28 EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATES THE USE 125
29 DEMONSTRATE AN AWARENESS 120
30 DEMONSTRATE THE USE 117
31 EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATES THAT THE 117
32 DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU 116
33 DATA DEMONSTRATE THAT THE 109
34 DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCE IN 104
35 DEMONSTRATE A BASIC 103
36 CHART ILLUSTRATES , THE 99
37 EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATES HOW THE 99
38 DEMONSTRATES THE ABILITY 98
39 DEMONSTRATE MASTERY OF 97
40 DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCY IN 96
41 FINDINGS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE 96
42 DEMONSTRATE A CRITICAL 95
43 DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO 89
44 DEMONSTRATE THE SKILLS 88
45 DEMONSTRATES ABILITY TO 86
46 DEMONSTRATE A KNOWLEDGE 85
47 EXAMPLE DEMONSTRATES THE USE 85
48 DEMONSTRATE CRITICAL THINKING 81
49 DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY 81
50 DEMONSTRATE THE KNOWLEDGE 79
51 DEMONSTRATE AWARENESS OF 78
52 GOD DEMONSTRATES HIS OWN 78
53 DEMONSTRATE A THOROUGH 77
54 DEMONSTRATE COMMAND OF 77
55 DEMONSTRATE A HIGH 74
56 DEMONSTRATE A WORKING 74
57 DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 73
58 SECTION DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 72
59 DEMONSTRATE RESPECT FOR 70
60 DEMONSTRATE FAMILIARITY WITH 69
61 DEMONSTRATE HOW THE 68
62 STEPS DEMONSTRATE HOW TO 67
63 STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING 67
64 DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE OF 65
65 STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE THEIR UNDERSTANDING 64
66 ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATES THAT THE 63
67 REPORT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE 63
68 CASE ILLUSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE 60
69 CHART ILLUSTRATES HOW THE 59
70 EXAMPLES DEMONSTRATE HOW TO 59
71 STUDY DEMONSTRATES THAT A 59
72 DEMONSTRATE A COMPREHENSIVE 58
73 GUIDE DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 58
74 LESSON DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 58
75 WALKTHROUGH DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 58
76 DEMONSTRATES COMMITMENT TO 57
77 STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE MASTERY OF 56
78 POST DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 54
79 DEMONSTRATE A STRONG 53
80 DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP IN 52
81 PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 52
82 DEMONSTRATE A BROAD 51
83 STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY 50
84 TEST DEMONSTRATES THAT THE 50
85 DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE 49
86 DEMONSTRATE YOUR COMMITMENT 49
87 EXAMPLE DEMONSTRATES HOW THE 49
88 SAMPLE ILLUSTRATES HOW TO 49
89 VIDEO DEMONSTRATES HOW THE 49
90 KEITH DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 48
91 STUDY DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE 48
92 DEMONSTRATE AN APPRECIATION 47
93 DEMONSTRATE APPLICATION OF 47
94 EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATE HOW TO 47
95 DEMONSTRATE TO THE 46
96 CARL DEMONSTRATES HOW TO 46
97 RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT A 46
98 VIDEO ILLUSTRATES HOW TO 46
99 DEMONSTRATE A SOUND 45
100 RECORD DEMONSTRATES THAT THE 45
B2 vocabulary:
analysis, appreciation, chart, code, command, commitment, critical, data, demonstrate, effective, evidence, sample, thorough