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SHEW
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
(verb) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
shew (third-person singular simple present shews, present participle shewing, simple past shewed, past participle shewn or shewed)
Archaic spelling of show.
Noun
shew (plural shews)
Archaic spelling of show.
Etymology 2
Verb
shew
(East Anglia) simple past tense of show
Anagrams
• Hews, hews, wehs
Etymology
Proper noun
Shew
A surname.
Anagrams
• Hews, hews, wehs
Source: Wiktionary
Shew, v. t. & i.
Definition: See Show.
Shew, n.
Definition: Show. [Obs. except in shewbread.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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