substantiate

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/səbˈstænʃieɪt/

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/səbˈstænʃieɪt/ · /səbˈstanʃɪeɪt/ · /səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/ · [səbˈstɛənʃiˌeɪt] · /səbˈstænʃiæɪt/

Definition of substantiate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

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verb

(transitive)To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.

“substantiate allegations”
“substantiate a claim”
“The lawyer was asked to substantiate her claims.”
“He could not substantiate the rumors with evidence.”
“However, as the hospital equipment was installed by German firms, it is thought probable that the locomotive came from the same source, and this theory is substantiated by the fact that the control mechanism is of German manufacture.”
(transitive)To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

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From Medieval Latin substantiatus (“given substance”), from the verb substantiare, first used 1657.

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