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Verb demonstrate has 4 senses
- show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate - show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
--1 is one way to show
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
- prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
--2 is one way to confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"
--3 is one way to testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
Sample sentence:
They demonstrate that there was a traffic accident
- demonstrate, march - march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
--4 is one way to protest, resist, dissent
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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