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English verb: shew | |||
| 1. | shew (cognition) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | ||
| Samples | The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound. The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture. | ||
| Synonyms | demonstrate, establish, prove, show | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | contradict, negate, prove, prove oneself, stultify | ||
| Antonyms | confute, disprove | ||
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