shew (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *shew*:
VERB	cognition	shew, prove, demonstrate, establish, show	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment

shew > pronunciation
Sounds	shuw'
Rhymes	cashew ... tissue: 13 rhymes with shuw...

English > *shew*: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	prove, demonstrate, establish, show
Narrower	negate, contradict	prove negative
	prove	prove formally
	prove oneself	show one's ability or courage
	stultify	prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
Broader	confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm	Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Opposite	disprove, confute	prove to be false
Spanish	comprobar, demostrar, establecer, evidenciar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, mostrar, presentar, probar, revelar
Catalan	demostrar, establir, evidenciar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, mostrar, presentar, provar, revelar

HyperDic: shew