prove oneself vs shew

prove oneself and shew both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prove oneself	No	No	Yes	No
shew	No	No	Yes	No

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

prove oneself: show one's ability or courage
shew: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

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

prove oneself (verb)	shew (verb)
show one's ability or courage	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment