corroborate vs shew

corroborate and shew both are verbs.

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

As verbs, shew is a hyponym of corroborate; that is, shew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than corroborate:

corroborate: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
shew: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

Other hyponyms of corroborate include back, back up, vouch, verify, demonstrate, establish, prove, show, document, validate.

corroborate (verb)	shew (verb)
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
give evidence for
support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm