- substantiate
- /sabstaenshiyeyt/ To establish the existence or truth of, by true or competent evidence, or to verify. Graves v. School Committee of Wellesley, 299 Mass. 80, 12 N.E.2d 176, 179
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
substantiate
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substantiate — I verb actualize, affirm, attest, authenticate, bear out, bear witness, certify, circumstantiate, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, embody, establish by proof, evidence, make good, materialize, objectify, prove, ratify, realize, reify,… … Law dictionary
Substantiate — Sub*stan ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substantiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantiating}.] 1. To make to exist; to make real. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] 2. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or competent evidence; to verify; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
substantiate — (v.) 1650s, to make real, to give substance to, from Mod.L. substantiatus, pp. of substantiare, from L. substantia (see SUBSTANCE (Cf. substance)). Meaning to demonstrate or prove is attested from 1803. Related: Substantiated; substantiating … Etymology dictionary
substantiate — verify, corroborate, *confirm, authenticate, validate Analogous words: *prove, demonstrate, try, test … New Dictionary of Synonyms
substantiate — [v] back up a statement, idea actualize, affirm, approve, attest to, authenticate, bear out, check out, check up, complete, confirm, corroborate, debunk, demonstrate, establish, incarnate, justify, manifest, materialize, objectify, personify,… … New thesaurus
substantiate — ► VERB ▪ provide evidence to support or prove the truth of. DERIVATIVES substantiation noun. ORIGIN Latin substantiare give substance … English terms dictionary
substantiate — [səb stan′shē āt΄] vt. substantiated, substantiating [< ModL substantiatus, pp. of substantiare < L substantia,SUBSTANCE] 1. to give substance or true existence to 2. to give concrete form or body to; convert into substance; embody 3. to… … English World dictionary
substantiate — substantiatable, adj. substantiation, n. substantiative, adj. substantiator, n. /seuhb stan shee ayt /, v.t., substantiated, substantiating. 1. to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge. 2. to give substantial… … Universalium
substantiate — UK [səbˈstænʃɪeɪt] / US [səbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms substantiate : present tense I/you/we/they substantiate he/she/it substantiates present participle substantiating past tense substantiated past participle substantiated to… … English dictionary
substantiate — [[t]səbstæ̱nʃieɪt[/t]] substantiates, substantiating, substantiated VERB To substantiate a statement or a story means to supply evidence which proves that it is true. [FORMAL] [V n] There is little scientific evidence to substantiate the claims.… … English dictionary
substantiate — sub•stan•ti•ate [[t]səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge[/ex] 2) to give substantial existence to 3) to affirm as having substance; strengthen: to substantiate a… … From formal English to slang
