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1 —1 use as in:
It demonstrates my point.
Definition
to show
The 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
- She tried to demonstrate her power over him.2.10 — Part 2 Chapter 10 (29% in)
There are no more uses of "demonstrate" flagged with this meaning in The Fountainhead.
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exact meaning not specified
- You gave a practical demonstration.4.14 — Part 4 Chapter 14 (31% in)
- I don't like demonstrations!1.4 — Part 1 Chapter 4 (88% in)
- He demonstrated that there was no such thing as free will, since men's creative impulses were determined, as all else, by the economic structure of the epoch in which they lived.1.6 — Part 1 Chapter 6 (13% in)
- The inspection made the mink coats seem warmer and their wearers' rights to them incontestable, since it established superiority and altruistic virtue together, in a demonstration more potent than a visit to a morgue.2.15 — Part 2 Chapter 15 (75% in)
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