Both Uses of
demonstrate
in
Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
- He asks Peeta if, given tonight's demonstration, he has any parting thoughts for Katniss Everdeen.
Chpt 9demonstration = display
- He's already demonstrated good judgment.
Chpt 11 *demonstrated = shown
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
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(2)
(demonstrate as in: demonstrate to protest) a public display supporting a cause -- usually joining with others in a political protest