Demonstrate
Demonstrate verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.
Open and demonstrate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Open" instead a verb "Demonstrate".
Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
Demonstrate and open are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Demonstrate" instead a verb "Open".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The first movie to open like this, From Russia with Love, is a subversion: the man who appears to be Bond is actually a mook dressed up as Bond for Grant to kill to demonstrate his assassination abilities, making basically a villains' Danger Room Cold Open.
Source: Batman Cold Open -
Methos does it in another episode, cutting open his palm to demonstrate his immortality to a Watcher he knew.
Source: Self-Mutilation Demonstration -
In the original The Tomorrow People, one of the protagonists has begun to demonstrate a limited but effective form of telekinesis - he can open any lock.
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Demonstrate & Open. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/demonstrate/open>.
Open or Demonstrate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/demonstrate/open.
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