Demonstrate
Demonstrate verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.
Outline and demonstrate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outline" instead a verb "Demonstrate".
Outline
Outline verb - To draw or make apparent the outline of.
Demonstrate and outline are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Demonstrate" instead a verb "Outline".
Common collocations
| development | demonstrate development | outline development |
| difference | demonstrate difference | outline difference |
| side | demonstrate side | outline side |
| plans | demonstrate plans | outline plans |
| Other words: points, tropes. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In Starlight And Shadows, when Liriel learns that the sea elf Xzorsh has formed a positive opinion of the drow based on his interactions with her, she creates a close outline around him with throwing knives to demonstrate how the typical drow would behave towards a sea elf.
Source: Knife Outline -
Doing the latter permanently locks your Karma Meter on the lowest end and changes Cole's lightning to black with a red outline to further demonstrate that it was an irredeemably evil deed.
Source: Red and Black and Evil All Over
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