Demonstrate
Demonstrate verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.
Figure and demonstrate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Figure" instead a verb "Demonstrate".
Figure
Figure verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.
Demonstrate and figure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Demonstrate" instead a verb "Figure".
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| ability | demonstrate ability | figure ability |
| kind | demonstrate kind | figure kind |
| development | demonstrate development | figure development |
| time | demonstrate time | figure time |
| Other words: way, personality, bit, immunity, traits, problems. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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It started with the Shirtless Barbarian figure popularized by Conan the Barbarian; it was a simple shorthand to demonstrate how savage, deadly and probably superhuman the individual is.
Source: Exposed to the Elements -
Probably because, as the special features on the Revolutions DVD demonstrate, nobody involved in the production could figure out how to pronounce it.
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Just Following Orders: Pushed to the Edge is designed to demonstrate how people succumb to peer pressure and the desire to follow and authority figure's instructions.
Source: Creator / Derren Brown
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