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1. (v.t.) substantiate
to establish by proof or competent evidence:
to substantiate a charge.
2. substantiate
to give substantial existence to.
3. substantiate
to affirm as having substance; strengthen:
to substantiate a friendship.
Etymology: (1650–60)
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| Definition of 'substantiate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
"his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
2. (verb) incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
represent in bodily form
"He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
3. (verb) realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
"our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
4. (verb) substantiate
solidify, firm, or strengthen
"The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"
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| Definition of 'substantiate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) substantiate
to make to exist; to make real
2. (verb) substantiate
to establish the existence or truth of by proof or competent evidence; to verify; as, to substantiate a charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration
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Sense: to give the facts that are able to prove or support (a claim, theory etc)
He cannot substantiate his claim/accusation.
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 Afrikaans: toelig, bewys, ondersteun |
 Arabic: يُثبِت، يُبَرْهِن |
 Bulgarian: доказвам |
 Brazilian: fundamentar |
 Czech: dokázat |
 German: begründen |
 Danish: underbygge; dokumentere |
 Greek: τεκμηριώνω |
 Spanish: probar; corroborar |
 Estonian: tõestama |
 Farsi: اثبات كردن |
 Finnish: todistaa |
 French: justifier |
 Hebrew: לְאָמֵת |
 Hindi: प्रमाणित करना, साबित करना |
 Croatian: potkrijepiti, dokazati (t |
 Hungarian: bizonyít |
 Indonesian: mengukuhkan |
 Icelandic: færa sönnur á |
 Italian: provare |
 Japanese: 実証する |
 Korean: 확증하다, 구체화하다 |
 Lithuanian: pagrásti |
 Latvian: pamatot |
 Malay: mengukuhkan |
 Dutch: waar maken |
 Norwegian: underbygge, dokumentere |
 Polish: uzasadnić, potwierdzić |
 Persian: اثبات كردن |
 Pashto: ثابتول |
 Portuguese: fundamentar |
 Romanian: a justifica |
 Russian: обосновывать |
 Slovak: dokázať |
 Slovenian: upravičiti |
 Serbian: potkrepiti |
 Swedish: bestyrka, bevisa |
 Thai: พิสูจน์ |
 Turkish: kanıtlamak, ispatlamak |
 Taiwanese: 證實，證明...有根據 |
 Ukrainian: наводити достатні підстав |
 Urdu: حقیقی بنانا |
 Vietnamese: chứng minh |
 Chinese: 证实 |
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