Demonstrate vs Highlight - What's the difference?
demonstrate | highlight |
To display the method of using an object.
To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
To participate in or organize a demonstration.
An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
(cosmetology) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
To make prominent; emphasize.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 21
, author=Helen Pidd
, title=Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis
, work=the Guardian
To be a highlight of.
To mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
As verbs the difference between demonstrate and highlight
is that demonstrate is to display the method of using an object while highlight is to make prominent; emphasize.As a noun highlight is
an area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.demonstrate
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Verb
(demonstrat)See also
* show * prove ----highlight
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Alternative forms
* hilite (informal)Noun
(en noun)Antonyms
* (especially significant or interesting detail or event) lowlightVerb
(en verb)citation, page= , passage=The Guardian has spoken to dozens of Europeans who have left, or are planning to leave. Their stories highlight surprising new migration routes – from Lisbon to Luanda, Dublin to Perth, Barcelona to Buenos Aires – as well as more traditional migration patterns.}}