Would you please demonstrate this DVD player to me? I may want to buy it.
•The new products were demonstrated to the board of directors in advance.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
demonstrate — UK US /ˈdemənstreɪt/ verb [T] ► to show something, or show someone how to do something, or how a system or product works: »They demonstrated how big savings could be made with the help of the new machinery. demonstrate sth to sb » We asked them… … Financial and business terms
demonstrate */*/*/ — UK [ˈdemənˌstreɪt] / US verb Word forms demonstrate : present tense I/you/we/they demonstrate he/she/it demonstrates present participle demonstrating past tense demonstrated past participle demonstrated 1) [transitive] to show clearly that… … English dictionary
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