contradict vs shew

contradict and shew both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contradict	No	No	Yes	No
shew	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shew is a hypernym of contradict; that is, shew is a word with a broader meaning than contradict:

contradict: prove negative; show to be false
shew: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

Other hypernyms of contradict include demonstrate, establish, prove, show.

contradict (verb)	shew (verb)
prove negative; show to be false	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
deny the truth of
be resistant to
be in contradiction with