All 7 Uses of
demonstrate
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- It was not like Malfoy to pass up the chance to demonstrate his power as prefect, which he had happily abused all the previous year.†
Chpt 7
- "The usual," said Ron indifferently, demonstrating a rude hand gesture.†
Chpt 7
- Harry was sure that Dumbledore was going to refuse, that he would tell Riddle there would be plenty of time for practical demonstrations at Hogwarts, that they were currently in a building full of Muggles and must therefore be cautious.†
Chpt 13
- Luna was demonstrating her usual knack of speaking uncomfortable truths; he had never met anyone quite like her.†
Chpt 15
- Sure enough, McLaggen, for reasons best known to himself, had pulled Peakes's bat from him and appeared to be demonstrating how to hit a Bludger toward an oncoming Cadwallader.†
Chpt 19
- Perhaps he had gained the idea from Professor Slughorn, the teacher with whom he was on best terms, who had demonstrated how influential a role a teacher can play.†
Chpt 20
- … I hope to be able to demonstrate them to you in due course.†
Chpt 20 *
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