Both Uses of
demonstrate
in
Ender's Game
- Ender took his pistol and demonstrated what he had learned about the two thumb buttons.
Chpt 6demonstrated = showed or exhibited
- Dink started out the first practice by asking Ender to demonstrate his feet-first attack position.
Chpt 8 *demonstrate = show
Definition:
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(demonstrate as in: It demonstrates my point.) to showThe exact meaning of this sense of demonstrate can depend upon its context. For example:
- "I will demonstrate how to throw a Frisbee." -- show how to do something
- "I will demonstrate how much quicker the new computer is than the old one." -- show how something works
- "Her questioned demonstrated that she was listening and thinking deeply about what was said." -- showed to be true or proved