demonstrate Flashcards
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demonstrate(v)
demonstration(n)
demonstrator(n)
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VERB
verb 1 ; SHOW
( to show or make something clear)
- These figures clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country
- Research has demonstrated that babies can recognize their mother’s voice very soon after birth
verb 2 ; PROTEST
( to make a public expression that you are not satisfied about something, especially by marching or having a meeting )
- Thousand of people gathered to demonstrate against the new proposals
NOUN
demonstration ; SHOW
(the act of showing someone how to do osmething, or how something works )
- This disaster is a clear demonstration of the need for tighter controls
- Let me give you a demonstration of how the camera works
- We’re going to a cookery demonstration tonight
demonstration ; PROTEST
( an occasion when a group of people march or stand together to show that they disagree with or support something or someone)
- The students are holding a demonstration to protest against the increase in their fees
- Protesters staged an anti-war demonstration
demonstrator ; A person who explains how sometging works
- There was a pecial stand in the shop where a demonstrator was showing how the food processor worked
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