substantiate

sub·stan·ti·ate  (sb-stnsh-t)

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

1. To support with proof or evidence; verify: substantiate an accusation. See Synonyms at confirm.

2.

a. To give material form to; embody.

b. To make firm or solid.

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

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[New Latin substantire, substantit-, from Latin substantia, substance; see substance.]

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sub·stanti·ation n.

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substantiate

Verb

[-ating, -ated] to establish (a story) as genuine

substantiation n

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 << OPPOSITE disprove

Translations

substantiate [səbˈstænʃɪeɪt] vt → comprobar

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

substantiate [səbˈstænʃɪeɪt] vt → erhärten, untermauern

substantiate [səbˈstænʃɪeɪt] vt → comprovare