shew
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shew
(shō)v. Archaic
Variant of show.
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shew
(ʃəʊ)vb, shews, shewing, shewed, shewn (ʃəʊn) or shewed
an archaic spelling of show
ˈshewer n
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shew
(ʃoʊ)v.i., v.t. shewed, shewn, shew•ing,
n.
Archaic. show.
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shew
Past participle: shewed/shewn
Gerund: shewing
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Verb | 1. | shew - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" prove oneself - show one's ability or courage prove - prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" negate, contradict - prove negative; show to be false stultify - prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself" |
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