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Another officer's elder brother had demonstrated against the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and disgraced his whole family.†
Chpt 3.

demonstrated = showed
A team of four snaked a fueling hose towards the aircraft, eager to demonstrate the speed with which the U.S. Navy services aircraft.†
Chpt 7.

demonstrate = show
Perhaps we can make something good come from this to demonstrate that our relations really have improved.†
Chpt 8.
Probably, he thought, they want to demonstrate that they can trail their coats down our coast whenever they want, to show that they have a seagoing fleet and to establish a precedent for doing this again.†
Chpt 9.
He had complained too long and too openly about congressmen who leaked information on his operations and his field agents, getting men killed in the process of demonstrating their importance on the local cocktail circuit.†
Chpt 6.
A rather impolitic remark, as Ustinov wore the uniform of a marshal of the Soviet Union, earned for his Party work and industrial management, it nevertheless demonstrated that Filitov was a true New Soviet Man, proud of what he was and mindful of his limitations.†
Chpt 12.
An officer injured in the line of duty does not necessarily have to retire unless he is demonstrably unfit for duty.†
Chpt 15. *

demonstrably = in a manner that demonstrates or proves

standard suffix: The suffix "-ably" is a combination of the suffixes "-able" and "-ly". It means in a manner that is capable of being. This is the same pattern you see in words like agreeably, favorably, and comfortably.

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Definitions:

(1) (demonstrate as in: It demonstrates my point.)
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
(2) (demonstrate as in: demonstrate to protest)
a public display supporting a cause -- usually joining with others in a political protest
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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demonstrate
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