All 3 Uses of
demonstrate
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- His course was characterized by no extraordinary demonstrations of cruelty. He whipped, but seemed to take no pleasure in it.
Chpt 2demonstrations = displays
- He was setting a dangerous example to the other slaves,—one which, if suffered to pass without some such demonstration on his part, would finally lead to the total subversion of all rule and order upon the plantation.
Chpt 4demonstration = display (of negative consequences)
- She was an apt woman; and a little experience soon demonstrated, to her satisfaction, that education and slavery were incompatible with each other.
Chpt 7 *demonstrated = showed
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