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SHEW
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Irregular inflected form: shewn
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
Example:
The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
Synonyms:
demonstrate; establish; prove; shew; show
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "shew" is one way to...):
affirm; confirm; corroborate; substantiate; support; sustain (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shew"):
prove oneself (show one's ability or courage)
prove (prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof)
contradict; negate (prove negative; show to be false)
stultify (prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Context examples:
You have shewn yourself very, very different from anything that I had imagined.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
But I was willing to shew you that I had not forgot our old disputes.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Miss Hamilton, now Mrs Smith, had shewn her kindness in one of those periods of her life when it had been most valuable.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
But if you want to shew him any attention, my dear, ask him to come and dine with us some day.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Grant does shew a thorough confidence in my sister, and a certain consideration for her judgment, which makes one feel there is attachment; but of that I shall see nothing with the Frasers.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Your telling it will be the greatest act of friendship that can be shewn Marianne.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
She had used him ill, deserted and disappointed him; and worse, she had shewn a feebleness of character in doing so, which his own decided, confident temper could not endure.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
The greatest kindness you can shew me, will be to let me have my own way, and only say that I am gone when it is necessary.”
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
For I had, Fanny, as I think my behaviour must have shewn, formed a very favourable opinion of you from the period of my return to England.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
You are resolved to think him blameable, because he took leave of us with less affection than his usual behaviour has shewn.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
