Both Uses of
demonstrate
in
Touching Spirit Bear
- As Cole swam, he thought about Garvey and the stupid cake demonstration.
Chpt 3demonstration = display (of a principle)
- Can I ask Cole to help me with a demonstration?
Chpt 15 *
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