substantiate

sub·stan·ti·ate

 (səb-stăn′shē-āt′)

tr.v. sub·stan·ti·at·ed, sub·stan·ti·at·ing, sub·stan·ti·ates

1. To prove the truth of or support with proof or evidence: substantiate an accusation. See Synonyms at confirm.

2. To give substance to; make real or actual.

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[New Latin substantiāre, substantiāt-, from Latin substantia, substance; see substance.]

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sub·stan′ti·a′tion n.

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substantiate

(səbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt)

vb (tr)

1. to establish as valid or genuine

2. to give form or real existence to

[C17: from New Latin substantiāre, from Latin substantia substance]

subˌstantiˈation n

subˈstantiative adj

subˈstantiˌator n

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sub•stan•ti•ate

(səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.

1. to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.

2. to give substantial existence to.

3. to affirm as having substance; strengthen: to substantiate a friendship.

[1650–60]

sub•stan`ti•a′tion, n.

sub•stan′ti•a`tive, adj.

sub•stan′ti•a`tor, n.

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substantiate

Past participle: substantiated
Gerund: substantiating

Imperative

substantiate

substantiate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	substantiate - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" affirm, confirm, corroborate, support, sustain back up, back - establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" vouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds" verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?" validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
	2.	substantiate - represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" body forth, embody, incarnate be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	substantiate - make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" actualise, actualize, realize, realise create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" incarnate - make concrete and real express - manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
	4.	substantiate - solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country" beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

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substantiate

verb support, prove, confirm, establish, affirm, verify, validate, bear out, corroborate, attest to, authenticate There is little scientific evidence to substantiate the claims.
contradict, refute, disprove, negate, invalidate, rebut, make a nonsense of, prove false, controvert, confute

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substantiate

verb

1. To present evidence in support of:

back (up), buttress, corroborate.

2. To assure the certainty or validity of:

attest, authenticate, back (up), bear out, confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, testify (to), validate, verify, warrant.

3. To establish as true or genuine:

authenticate, bear out, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, establish, evidence, prove, show, validate, verify.

4. To represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form:

body forth, embody, exteriorize, externalize, incarnate, manifest, materialize, objectify, personalize, personify.

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Translations

يُثبِت، يُبَرْهِن

dokázat

dokumentereunderbygge

begründenbelegen

justifier

færa sönnur á

accreditarecomprovaregiustificare

dokumentereunderbygge

ispatlamakkanıtlamak

证实

substantiate

[səbˈstænʃɪeɪt] VT [+ claims, allegations, evidence] → confirmar, corroborar

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substantiate

[səbˈstænʃieɪt] vt → étayer, fournir des preuves à l'appui de

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substantiate

vt → erhärten, untermauern

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substantiate

[səbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt] vt → comprovare

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substantial

(səbˈstӕnʃəl) adjective

1. solid or strong. a nice substantial table. stewig, sterk قَوي، مَتين، ضَخْم، جَوْهَري масивен forte solidní fest solid γερός, στέρεος de calidad inferior (a la normal) tugev محكم luja solideחזק, מוצק मजबूत čvrst, pouzdan szilárd kokoh traustur solido 堅固な 튼튼한 tvirtas pamatīgs; stiprs kukuh solidesolid, sterksolidny کلک forte solid прочный solídny, pevný trden stabilan stabil, stadig, stark แข็งแรง sağlam, dayanıklı 結實的 тривкий, міцний مضبوط یا ٹھوس chắc chắn, chắc nịch 结实的

2. large. a substantial sum of money; That meal was quite substantial. wesenlik, substansieel غَني بالمواد الغِذائِيَّه значителен substancial značný, pořádný beträchtlicht stor μεγάλος, ουσιώδης, σημαντικόςsustancial; abundante toekas عظيم suuri substantielגדול संतोषजनक obilat tekintélyes (mennyiség); kiadós (étel) besar ríflegur sostanzioso; considerevole たっぷりの 상당한 nemenkas, gausus ievērojams; liels besar aanzienlijk betydelig, klekkelig, rikeligpokaźny, niemały لوی substancial substanţial существенный znaťný, poriadny izdaten priličan ansenlig, rejäl, närande มากมาย büyük, esaslı 大的 істотний; поживний بڑا lớn lao, đáng kể 大的

subsˈtantially adverb

substansieel بصورةٍ جَوْهَرِيَّه، ضَخْمَه، وافِرَه съществено substancialmente podstatně wesentlich solidt; stort σημαντικά, ουσιαστικάsustancialmente oluliselt اساسا huomattavasti substantiellement בְּמִידָה נִיכֶּרֶת भरपूर, तत्वत: मूल बातों में znatno, temeljno alaposan; szilárdan; alapjában véve dengan kokoh efnislega; nægilega sostanzialmente たっぷりと 실제로, 상당히 gerokai, žymiai pamatīgi; ievērojami; būtiski dengan kukuh aanzienlijk betydelig, rikelig pokaźnie اساساُ substancialmente (în mod) substanţial по существу podstatne bistveno prilično stabilt อย่างแข็งแกร่ง; โดยส่วนมาก önemli ölçüde 堅固地 по суті; в основному مضبوطی کے ساتھ lớn lao, đáng kể, chắc chắn 坚固地

substantiate (səbˈstӕnʃieit) verb

to give the facts that are able to prove or support (a claim, theory etc). He cannot substantiate his claim/accusation. toelig, bewys, ondersteun يُثبِت، يُبَرْهِن доказвам fundamentar dokázat begründen underbygge; dokumentere τεκμηριώνωprobar; corroborar tõestama اثبات كردن todistaa justifier לְאָמֵת प्रमाणित करना, साबित करना, सिद्ध करना potkrijepiti, dokazati (tvrdnju) bizonyít mengukuhkan færa sönnur á provare 実証する 확증하다, 구체화하다 pagrásti pamatot mengukuhkan waar maken underbygge, dokumentereuzasadnić, potwierdzić ثابتول fundamentar a justifica обосновывать dokázať upravičiti potkrepiti bestyrka, bevisa พิสูจน์ kanıtlamak, ispatlamak 證實，證明...有根據 наводити достатні підстави; доводити حقیقی بنانا chứng minh 证实

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