shew vs substantiate

shew and substantiate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of shew include affirm, confirm, corroborate, support, sustain.

shew (verb)	substantiate (verb)
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment	solidify, firm, or strengthen
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
	make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
	represent in bodily form